New policy proposals often promise to expand opportunity, protect consumers, or curb online harm, but their design and implementation can carry significant consequences.

In this issue of The Forum, Amelia O’Rourke-Owens examines the newly created Trump Accounts and raises concerns about whether a federally supported child investment program could expose young people to gamified trading or gambling-like financial behavior. Brandon Butler argues that site-blocking legislation aimed at foreign piracy could cause serious collateral damage to the open internet. Kevin Madigan offers a contrasting view, making the case that judicial site blocking is a necessary and effective anti-piracy tool already used in many countries.

Together, these articles explore how policymakers should weigh consumer protection, market access, copyright enforcement, and technological risk when designing rules for fast-changing digital and financial systems.

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