> What defines "operating"? Does it mean you are physically based there?
Whether or not I do any business with anyone controlled by the jurisdiction.
It's not a problem in practice.
I can host a website that pisses on Putin in the United States. I have no intentions of ever going to Russia. I don't rely on any Russian services. A Russian may visit it, because, well, Russia has access to the internet. I may be breaking Russian law, but I don't care, because I'm not operating in Russia. Russia can tell their ISPs to block me, or can ask for my host to cut me off. My host isn't likely to comply, because it too, is unlikely to have ties to Russia.
I put up an ad from a Russian company on it. I'm now operating in Russia, and Russia can shut that part of my business down, by forcing the Russian company to stop doing business with me. Once they do, I'm no longer operating in Russia.
Some jurisdictions reach further than others. Russia (or Canada) has jurisdiction over its corner of the world, and little else. The United States has jurisdiction over a very large part of the world, because a lot of businesses that I would partner with have an American presence, and will comply with American requests. China is somewhere in the middle. Its reach extends somewhat beyond its borders, but doesn't straddle the world.
Whether or not I do any business with anyone controlled by the jurisdiction.
It's not a problem in practice.
I can host a website that pisses on Putin in the United States. I have no intentions of ever going to Russia. I don't rely on any Russian services. A Russian may visit it, because, well, Russia has access to the internet. I may be breaking Russian law, but I don't care, because I'm not operating in Russia. Russia can tell their ISPs to block me, or can ask for my host to cut me off. My host isn't likely to comply, because it too, is unlikely to have ties to Russia.
I put up an ad from a Russian company on it. I'm now operating in Russia, and Russia can shut that part of my business down, by forcing the Russian company to stop doing business with me. Once they do, I'm no longer operating in Russia.
Some jurisdictions reach further than others. Russia (or Canada) has jurisdiction over its corner of the world, and little else. The United States has jurisdiction over a very large part of the world, because a lot of businesses that I would partner with have an American presence, and will comply with American requests. China is somewhere in the middle. Its reach extends somewhat beyond its borders, but doesn't straddle the world.