[AlchemistCamp]

One obvious reason is that different countries have wildly incompatible laws.

Another reason is that it is not the job of a company (or random blogger!) to worry about all laws everywhere on the planet. If it were, it would be very difficult to even discuss regionally sensitive issues around religion, territorial disputes or even ongoing pandemics.

[manuelmoreale]

How is it not a company’s job to worry about the laws of the countries they operate in?

If it’s not its job, then whose job is it then?

I’m not going to argue that it’s an easy problem to solve. Far from it. But I also think there has to be some balance otherwise a company can simply set headquarters in a country with as fewer restrictions as possible and run wild.

[AlchemistCamp]

Please don’t willfully misinterpret my words.

It is the company’s job to comply with the laws of the country they operate in and I never implied otherwise. This does not mean complying the laws of all other countries where people use the internet.

For example, if you produce online maps and you’re based in China, you’d better be rendering maps that reflect their territorial claims. If you’re based in a neighboring country with competing claims, then those same maps that comply with Chinese regulations could get you into trouble.

> ”… otherwise a company can simply set headquarters in a country with as fewer restrictions as possible”

Yes. That’s how it works. Countries compete in terms of regulatory regime and less onerous ones do indeed attract more business.