If China passes a law that if one of their citizens visits your site, it's illegal to say anything the Chinese government disagrees with, are you going to comply?
I do not give a single fuck that some foreign jurisdiction decided to pass some law that insists I collect and remit money on their behalf, just because one of their citizens decided to come to my server, in my country, and give me money. If the EU doesn't want its citizens coming to my website and buying things, they can take it up with their citizens. Or they can block my website, or come up with some kind of trade agreement with my country to enforce it. Until then, it has fuck all to do with me, despite your protestations to the contrary.
I'm going to continue ignoring random laws from random countries that have no enforceable jurisdiction over me, and it's incredibly wishful thinking to imagine anyone will (or even can) do anything about it.
So you would rather have internet where countries can block websites?
Its not the visit thats the issue but by accepting their cards you actively get into contract with them. You are doing business in that country. As a bussines owner i am sure you know that.
You do you but it would be quite sily defense. Playing dumb claiming its the peoples fault instead of changing that supported countries list in Stripe.
I’ve entered into no contract with the German government just because Hans decides to punch in his credit card number into my website.
What I'm saying might be a silly defense to you or an EU attorney, but again, I don’t need to care unless you have some way of enforcing your inane ideas that declaring jurisdiction over me makes it so.
I do not give a single fuck that some foreign jurisdiction decided to pass some law that insists I collect and remit money on their behalf, just because one of their citizens decided to come to my server, in my country, and give me money. If the EU doesn't want its citizens coming to my website and buying things, they can take it up with their citizens. Or they can block my website, or come up with some kind of trade agreement with my country to enforce it. Until then, it has fuck all to do with me, despite your protestations to the contrary.
I'm going to continue ignoring random laws from random countries that have no enforceable jurisdiction over me, and it's incredibly wishful thinking to imagine anyone will (or even can) do anything about it.