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I've been noticing this "meme" recently on HN: that since company X (any one of the FAANGs) is American, it is not subject to European law. If it operated in Eu
by normalnorm 6y ago
I've been noticing this "meme" recently on HN: that since company X (any one of the FAANGs) is American, it is not subject to European law. If it operated in Europe, it absolutely is. Believe it or not, the EU is also a sovereign territory with its own laws.
Can you imagine arguing that American law does not apply to some company operating in the US, because said company was founded in some other country?
- msla 6y ago> Can you imagine arguing that American law does not apply to some company operating in the US, because said company was founded in some other country? I can imagine countries ceasing to operate in the US, yes. Can you?
- sergeykish 6y agoVW (not US company) in US court [1]. Apple (US company) in EU court [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_illegal_State_aid_case_against_Apple_in_Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_illegal_State_aid_case_agai...