Well, if Twitter stays up in Europe but does not try to comply with their kooky internet laws then Twitter is open to all sorts of legal ramifications in the European courts. So it’s actually cheaper to just shut down access to the Europeans. That circumvents their ability to pressure him with legal action, fines, etc.
True, but if he shutdowns down all of the International Offices, he will not have a Nexus for them to attack. Twitter is likely a new company headquartered in Delaware. He is going to need some high-priced legal talent to fight in court that Twitter is a US based company and that it does not have to abide by the EU regulations.
I’m not sure why countries allow other countries social networking services to operate inside their territories.
It seems like there should be different social networks reflecting the standards and circumstances of each nation, or at least each region.
Formerly, there used to be different broadcasting standards for American versus European television. DVDs also come with region codes and regional players.
We need more firewalls.
I’d like a tarrif of about 10 cents per megabyte on data flows into the US so it wouldn’t be economical for someone to call me 5 times / day from India.