According to the article by Sylvia Lu for The Conversation, the tech regulatory landscape in 2025 is set to shift significantly under the newly elected Trump administration, moving away fro…
According to the article by Sylvia Lu for The Conversation, the tech regulatory landscape in 2025 is set to shift significantly under the newly elected Trump administration, moving away from Biden's civil rights-focused approach toward emphasizing innovation and economic competitiveness.
Trump plans to repeal Biden's AI executive order and, through his FTC nominee Andrew Ferguson, opposes restrictive AI regulations, suggesting that states will likely lead AI regulation efforts with 45 states having introduced AI-related bills in 2024. On the data privacy front, the article discusses the American Privacy Rights Act introduced in 2024, which aims to create a comprehensive federal privacy framework, though key debates remain around preempting state laws, allowing private rights of action, and balancing regulations between small businesses and privacy protections.