> But how do you stop an EU company paying a Moldovan company (that has existed for 10 days) for "internet services", that pays a Brazilian company, that pays a Russian company to do the actual residential scraping?
The same example could be made with money laundering, and yes it's a real and sizable issue. Yet, the majority of money is not laundered. How does the EU company make sure it will not be held liable, especially the people that made the decision? Maybe on a technical level the perfect crime is possible and not getting caught is possible or even likely given a certain approach. But the uncertainty around it will dissuade many, not all. The same goes for companies selling the services, you might think you have a foolproof way to circumvent the measures put in play, but what if not and the government comes knocking?