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The difference is that I don't have to have an "operation" (i.e. office) in a nation for my website to be accessible in that nation. Looking at a map of facebook offices [0], I don't see any in Kazakhstan (just to pick an arbitrary nation with a tinpot dictator), but Facebook still has a substantial presence there.

Also, there is a serious risk flying to some countries. I would expect quite a few of them to arrest for some "crime" and demand a "fine" to be released.

[0] https://www.facebook.com/careers/locations



We’re talking about Canada here, where Facebook does have offices.




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