Yeah, Europe passed legislation that is so onerous to comply with, it’s just easier to tell Euros they are not allowed to use the website.
Maybe the US would have the clout to force all websites to comply with something like that, but the EU ain’t the US.
the US does have the clout - and more.
companies have to follow various US standards - and also note that the monetary system of the world flows through US banks, so being cut off, like iran is, can seriously dampen economics.
The “clout” of the EU is purely economical.
if the USA had such a law, you can see that every website in the world would rush to comply.
I give you FACTA as proof of that - the moment it was passed, every foreign bank dumped US customers by default