"Illegal" only has meaning within the context of a jurisdiction. Compare the rules on shooting unarmed burglars in California vs. Texas, for example. The onl

"Illegal" only has meaning within the context of a jurisdiction. Compare the rules on shooting unarmed burglars in California vs. Texas, for example. The only reasonable way to read the article is to understand that "illegal" is shorthand for "Illegal in my jurisdiction, and in jurisdictions with enough power to get local law enforcement to turn the screws on me." It is simply impossible to follow all laws written by all countries; what is prohibited by one country may be mandatory in another. No ISP in America is going to care if you post what would be protected speech in America from China where it may be illegal. From the point of view of the American courts, breaking that Chinese law is actually a public service; Here, the right to say bad things about our government is protected by our highest laws. So yeah, I see no contradiction. The company is trying to obey laws that apply to them, and allowing customers to break laws that are outside of their jurisdiction.