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How do you define 'operating in' for a web service? I would suggest they are operating on the internet, out of the US, therefore bound only to US law. Having th
by mendelmaleh 7y ago
How do you define 'operating in' for a web service? I would suggest they are operating on the internet, out of the US, therefore bound only to US law. Having the service accessible worldwide shouldn't make you subject to everyone's laws.
- squiggleblaz 7y agoI guess it depends on whether they have ads paid for by Singaporean based companies targetting Singaporean based audiences. If Coca-Cola sells their wares in Singapore entirely by remote operations based in the United States, we'd still expect them to abide by Singaporean regulations pertaining to the sale of beverages in Singapore, taxes etc. The alternative would seem to be separate national internets. Data might be imported and exported, but it wouldn't be seamless like today. You can say you're not subject to a foreign law, but if you want that market, you aren't really immune.
- mendelmaleh 7y agoIf Coca-Cola sells remotely, I would imagine that would be through a local importer, and it would fall on him to follow the local regulation, or through a local subsidiary, and the same would apply. So yes, Singapore should have to separate from the internet if it wants to enforce its laws imo.
- JimDabell 7y agoFacebook have a large office in Singapore where they employ many people. There is no question they are operating there.
- mendelmaleh 7y agoSo would that be 'Facebook USA' or the local subsidiary? Of course 'Facebook Singapore' needs to respect Singapore law, but the question was wether 'Facebook USA' needs to.