Not blocking certain users in a jurisdiction where these blocks are required by law is, by definition, illegal. Obviously, some countries have more power to enforce those things than others. Also obviously, the EU is among the front runners of power to be able to enforce those things. And I am fairly sure the US won't start a trade war over Twitter the way the EU and the US did over Airbus and Boeing.

See : the spying allegation issues by the US against a French CEO of Alstom. He went straight to jail.

It’s fairly commonly recognized it’s was a ploy to force the sell of Alstom to GE, as opposed to a Chinese joint venture

Is there a precedent for it not happening, i.e. a company being court-ordered to pay a fine and just deciding not to pay it without consequences?

cant type: on = no

Frédéric Pierucci. There's also that Huawei woman...Meng Wanzhou?

What is right for the US must be right for the EU, right?