>If I am Japanese citizen operating a root DNS server in Kyoto, why am I suddenly subject to EU regulation and scrutiny? This is new. No it isn't. If Facebook

>If I am Japanese citizen operating a root DNS server in Kyoto, why am I suddenly subject to EU regulation and scrutiny? This is new. No it isn't. If Facebook targets EU citizens it's under EU law no matter where it is located. It's the same the other way around. The only difference is that US companies are used to do what ever they want.