All that means is that if you operate in the EU, you must follow EU rules. Which isn’t weird at all, it’s perfectly normal that if you wish to operate in one pl

All that means is that if you operate in the EU, you must follow EU rules. Which isn’t weird at all, it’s perfectly normal that if you wish to operate in one place, you follow the rules of the place. You are free to not operate in that place and not follow the rules. In other words, that doesn’t mean “EU laws apply to the world”, it means “EU laws apply to whoever operates in the EU”.