Why can’t a country just restrict a website/app?

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The ongoing absurdity between Brazil and X (Twitter) made me wonder, can’t Brazil just block X domains? Why is it dependent on X doing it from their end?

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Many countries can. And that is what Brazil did – it did not require X’s cooperation. Internet service is almost always provided by a local service provider and the local service provider must be a company registered in that country. Note that for pretty much all countries, other than simple sales/support staff, any company that does business in a country must be registered as a company domestically. (because governments want to tax local income) Well any locally registered company must comply with legal government directives and authorities.

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