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As someone who lives in Texas, that part seems pretty clear. If a company offers a service but intentionally excludes people from Texas (or any part of Texas) b

As someone who lives in Texas, that part seems pretty clear. If a company offers a service but intentionally excludes people from Texas (or any part of Texas) because of where they live, that person can sue here for damages.

BeFlatXIII 4y ago
And what grounds would they have to enforce that suit? Break Texan law by not doing business in Texas and not having any Texan assets: how enforceable is that?
- TrumpsHandler 4y ago
  Texans aren't known for their intelligence...
  - yousuckk 4y ago
avs733 4y ago
wouldn't that person also be opening up themselves to felony CFAA charges by using a system in violation of the terms of service? /s
idiotsecant 4y ago
>If a company offers a service but intentionally excludes people from Texas (or any part of Texas) because of where they live, that person can sue here for damages. This is a pretty wild concept. So if I am a citizen of, for example, north carolina and I decide that I simply don't want to sell widgets to citizens of Texas can I be sued for breaking a Texas law? Do you have a link to somewhere that spells that out? Not that I don't believe it, I'm just not sure how that could ever be enforceable. Are they going to put texas police in a car and drive to North Carolina and arrest me? Sieze my non-existant texas assets? There is no Texas FBI with jurisdiction outside their borders. What possible penalty could I have for simply ignoring the lawsuit?
- dtagames 4y ago
  The simplest answer is that the state can prevent the company from doing business here at all, just like how China cuts off non-conforming platforms. This effect could echo into other states, just like laws in California often anticipate nationwide changes. A state ban on a nationwide company could also extend to its vendors and customers, so platforms could be cut off from advertisers and suppliers here. This technique has also been used in CA and in Europe to widen the compliance net.
  - idiotsecant 4y ago
    The comparison of Texas and China is getting more and more apt every day. But surely if my goal as a company is to not interact with Texas customers due to restrictive or objectionable Texas legislation, not letting me do business in Texas is 'threatening me with a good time'?

BeFlatXIII 4y ago

And what grounds would they have to enforce that suit? Break Texan law by not doing business in Texas and not having any Texan assets: how enforceable is that?

TrumpsHandler 4y ago
Texans aren't known for their intelligence...
- yousuckk 4y ago

avs733 4y ago

wouldn't that person also be opening up themselves to felony CFAA charges by using a system in violation of the terms of service? /s

idiotsecant 4y ago

>If a company offers a service but intentionally excludes people from Texas (or any part of Texas) because of where they live, that person can sue here for damages. This is a pretty wild concept. So if I am a citizen of, for example, north carolina and I decide that I simply don't want to sell widgets to citizens of Texas can I be sued for breaking a Texas law? Do you have a link to somewhere that spells that out? Not that I don't believe it, I'm just not sure how that could ever be enforceable. Are they going to put texas police in a car and drive to North Carolina and arrest me? Sieze my non-existant texas assets? There is no Texas FBI with jurisdiction outside their borders. What possible penalty could I have for simply ignoring the lawsuit?

dtagames 4y ago
The simplest answer is that the state can prevent the company from doing business here at all, just like how China cuts off non-conforming platforms. This effect could echo into other states, just like laws in California often anticipate nationwide changes. A state ban on a nationwide company could also extend to its vendors and customers, so platforms could be cut off from advertisers and suppliers here. This technique has also been used in CA and in Europe to widen the compliance net.
- idiotsecant 4y ago
  The comparison of Texas and China is getting more and more apt every day. But surely if my goal as a company is to not interact with Texas customers due to restrictive or objectionable Texas legislation, not letting me do business in Texas is 'threatening me with a good time'?