A Primer On The Tech Policies Championed By The Trump And Harris Campaigns

With one of the most fractious, ruthless, and discordant federal elections in living memory just around the corner, the politics across wide swathes of the U.S. remains hopelessly divided. Yet, judging each presidential candidate strictly on policy proposals represents one of the only few systematic methods of sifting through personal and groupthink biases, which in turn paves the way for decisions that are rational and grounded in facts.

The tech sector constitutes an integral component of not just the market but the economy as a whole. Add in the escalation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in nearly every domain, and tech policies stand to hold geopolitical significance. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that voters—who are the real consumers of technology and future strategies—should personally evaluate the pertinent policy proposals of the Trump and Harris campaigns.

To aid this intellectual exercise, we bring you today a bird’s eye view of the broader technology-related architecture that our readers can expect from a Harris or Trump presidency.

The Tech Moat Under Trump And Harris Administrations

Stifled innovation. This is a charge that the Trump campaign has frequently lobbed at the opposing camp, promising to undo the regulatory overreach that the Biden-Harris administration has allegedly deployed to regulate the broader tech sector. On the flip side, the Harris campaign maintains that Trump’s policies are too lax, bordering on pandering to the interests of C-suite America.

Let’s look at the specific buttresses that currently…