Author: Maria Chaplia

Services such as Uber and Airbnb represent immense opportunities for employment and innovate consumer services. The current COVID-19 pandemic has shown both how much the sharing economy has helped consumers...

Today, the European Commission will present a regulatory framework that will determine the future of the European digital economy for the years to come. Both the Digital Services Act (DSA)...

If the legal market cannot ensure farmers are able to buy pesticides to protect their crops from various diseases, then the black market fills the gap. Pesticides are some of...

Обмеження доступу до вейпінгу шляхом підняття акцизних податків зробить гірше для всіх, але в перше чергу для хронічних курців. Інноваційний характер вейпінгу дозволив йому швидко набути популярності серед курців. У...

The European Union’s Beating Cancer plan is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle cancer by embracing innovation and consumer choice. By following the footsteps of the UK, France, Australia, and New...

Introducing a total online advertising restriction for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) Last month, the UK government launched a consultation on the proposed ban of of all...

Eine neue Studie entkräftet den Mythos, dass jugendliche und erwachsene Nichtraucher über das Dampfen zum Rauchen verführt werden. Die World Vapers Alliance und das Consumer Choice Center haben in der...

Criminal groups have been exploiting the pandemic to enrich themselves through illicit trade and undermine global security. In August, the US Justice Department knocked down three $2 million worth cryptocurrency campaigns involving...

The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report found that between 72,000 and 169,000 children may die from pneumonia every year after receiving drugs from the black market....

EU attempts to curtail the influence of the world’s digital giants are stymying innovation, argues the Consumer Choice Center’s Maria Chaplia. Amazon will soon face antitrust proceedings to address concerns...

Волна развития экономики совместного потребления – шеринга – докатилась и до России. Причём примерно 60% пользователей таких сервисов не исполнилось и 30 лет. Снесёт ли это цунами устои традиционного общества...

The latest OECD report found that between 72 000 and 169 000 children may die from pneumonia every year after receiving counterfeit drugs. Since that was before the world had entered...