Tech Policy Press - Perspectives on US Tech Policy After November

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The 2024 US federal elections offer a distinct set of choices for voters, particularly in the race for the White House. But the presidential election is not the only race that will define the makeup of government after November; control of the House and Senate are up in the air, and several states will choose a Governor and elect new legislators.

Technology is not a motivating issue in most of these elections. Yet after the ballots are counted, the outcomes will certainly alter the future of tech policy in the US and beyond.

In August and September, Tech Policy Press collected a range of perspectives on priorities and possibilities for US tech policy after November. This report relies on more than two dozen interviews with tech policy experts, and secondary research. It collects speculation on how the November elections and other contextual factors will affect a variety of tech policy issues. And it comes with some caveats:

• It is not intended to be comprehensive or to represent every possible viewpoint or concern (nor to endorse any). Rather, it represents a snapshot of perspectives;

• It does not deeply consider questions at the state level; and

• It does not attempt to grapple with all of the myriad ways the courts and litigation will affect tech policy in the months and years ahead.

Rather, this report aims to provide a basis for the reader to debate and discuss potential post-election scenarios, and to arrive at their own conclusions about the potential trajectory of US tech policy issues after November.

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