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by BOOSTERHIDROGEN 932 days ago
Simply you block everyone from EU visiting your web or put a disclaimer you don't provide services for EU citizen
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Why though?

If Norway passed a law saying that all US websites have to include a disclaimer saying Norway is the best country, it would be pretty clear that it doesn't affect me, because Norwegian law doesn't apply to people who aren't in Norway and aren't Norwegian citizens.

I put up a website. If people from the EU visit my website, why does EU law apply to me? Opening a brick and mortar bakery in the US doesn't make me subject to EU food regulations just because somebody from Europe flies over and buys a cake.

Exactly. Plenty of people from the EU will claim that an EU law must be followed by US citizens, usually for magical reasons (or because they have been told that it is so). It just isn’t true.
What distinguishes online interaction from physical interaction in terms of jurisdiction and law enforcement?