I think the spirit of GDPR is to target the multinationals who also have tax dodging subsidiaries the world over. E.g. The EU could calculate global revenue for Facebook and then fine Facebook Ireland (or wherever) the resulting sum; which Facebook Ireland would be legally obliged to pay. But I am speculating
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Re:No one’s ready for GDPR
by 0x4f3759df on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @01:44PM
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If they can enforce their data protection laws on the global net, why can't they enforce their 'hate speech' laws on the global net?
Re:No one’s ready for GDPR
by Pulcinella on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @02:31PM
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They do. For example, Twitter filters out Nazi related hate speech in Germany and France.
There is no world police enforcing laws in every country. It all boils down to a monopoly on violence and if a country can't physically get to you or your stuff you can tell them to fuck off all day