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by Jon_Lowtek 287 days ago
Having direct business to consumer relations with the people of a country is doing business in that country, even if the multinational corporation claims otherwise
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Direct contact without any money is not business.

That's like arguing a Seattle coffee roaster is doing business in Nepal because someone in Nepal called them on the phone.

i have not checked every service affected in Nepal, but i would assume most of them require a user account, which includes agreeing to a contract that establishes a b2c relation. Such a relationship does not necessarily require payment, and is not at all comparable to calling someone.