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> Why is the EU trying to regulate outside it's jurisdiction? My first question is are they or is this the authors view?
by guerrilla 5y ago
> Why is the EU trying to regulate outside it's jurisdiction?
My first question is are they or is this the authors view?
- latk 5y agoIt is primarily the authors view. The proposed regulation – like many EU regulations – can also apply to non-EU entities. In this sense, the EU does try to exert extraterritorial jurisdiction. However, this is constrained to the case where the non-EU entity targets people in the EU, so somehow participates in the EU market. The origins of this “targeting criterion” actually come from consumer protection cases, where it's easy to understand: if you advertise your goods or services to people in a particular country, you'll have to play by that country's rules.
- jollybean 5y agoNone of these systems advertise their goods or services anywhere really. So that's going to be a funny day in the ECJ.