> US-only companies feel obligated to follow it and genuinely asking why? It doesn't matter where a company is located, only where its products are accessible.

> US-only companies feel obligated to follow it and genuinely asking why? It doesn't matter where a company is located, only where its products are accessible. If you offer a product/service to EU citizens - for example a globally accessible news website - you have to comply with GDPR. Or you deny access to EU citizens, which is fine too.