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by Klathmon 3132 days ago
Who will be responsible for the "blocking"?

Will I as a developer or US business owner need to proactively disallow all users from outside the US (since I am not familiar with their laws) to avoid potential legal troubles, or will other countries block my site/service without me needing to do anything?
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tscs37 3132 days ago
It depends on whether or not you are operating under their jurisdiction or not.

If you are, they can drag you to court. End of story.

If you aren't then they will first rely on your cooperation and if that doesn't work, probably issue arrest orders which will make it a bit inconvenient to enter the EU for a while. And they'll probably tell ISPs to block you, yeah.

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