> If you cannot regulate websites outside of the country of origin, then no internet regulation can hold for any subject. It can, but instead of forcing other

> If you cannot regulate websites outside of the country of origin, then no internet regulation can hold for any subject. It can, but instead of forcing other people to follow your laws, you have to block your country's residents from accessing the sites that break your laws. I'm not saying I love this method either (China is famously very good at it, and I don't think their methods foster a healthy society), but I believe it should be the only lever you have. Forcing people outside your jurisdiction to follow your laws is a violation of another country's sovereignty. As an aside, should I take pains to ensure any website I operate follows the laws of North Korea? Iran? China? Russia? Should we be complacent and accepting if HN were to be targeted by any of those governments because people here have undoubtedly said unflattering things about the leaders of those countries? Of course not. But even though we're talking about a "friend"-type country here, it's not any different.