TechFreedom Urges Trump Not to Reverse US-Cuba Thaw, Says It's Bad for Tech

President Donald Trump's intention to roll back changes to U.S. policy to Cuba would be a setback for the American technology industry, blogged TechFreedom Friday. “One way or another, Cuba’s economic future is digital,” said Austin Carson, the group's executive director. “We’re separated by a mere 90 miles, but returning to a Cold War policy that failed for almost six decades is the best way to ensure that Russia and China -- not the United States -- will have the most influence on Cuba’s burgeoning tech and telecom sectors." During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would reverse the Obama administration's opening of diplomatic relations with Cuba, and, recently, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the president is reviewing the policy. TechFreedom said many tech and telecom companies from other countries can operate freely within Cuba, while American ones are "shut out by our own government." The organization said it's a member of Engage Cuba, a national coalition of companies, groups and others focused on lifting the decades-old embargo against Cuba.