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		remus 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: X hit with $140M EU fine for breaching content rul... > A US business needs to be governed by US law, not whatever law that a user chooses to access their site from. Why is that? I think you can reasonably argue that a user should enjoy the protections offered by law in the place they live.

wyldberry 20 days ago [–]

They can, they just need to use the EU equivalent of <app> they want. No one is forcing EU residents to use <app>.

schubidubiduba 19 days ago | [–]

You've got it the wrong way around. No one is forcing X to operate in the EU. If they want to do that, they need to follow EU laws.

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