Getting banned in multiple western countries (this won't be the last case like this I suspect) for refusal to comply with their democratically-valid laws is a g

Getting banned in multiple western countries (this won't be the last case like this I suspect) for refusal to comply with their democratically-valid laws is a great way to end up a corporate pariah. Facebook is in a similar showdown right now with the EU, appealing a 1 billion EUR fine: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/meta-fined-record-us-1-3-billion-and-ordered-to-stop-sending-european-user-data-to-u-s-1.6408561 https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/meta-fined-record-us-1-3-bil... Their disagreement with the Canadian government is coming to a head too: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/all-news-in-canada-will-be-removed-from-facebook-instagram-within-weeks-meta-1.6502469 https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/all-news-in-canada-will-be-r... If they choose to only operate in markets which let them operate entirely as they see fit, they may find themselves soon with no markets left to operate in.