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Because it had, and continues to have, a significant bearing on the development of technologies that are used internationally, many of which shape the society you live in.
So do the laws of China but I don't know much of their laws. So also does the EU but I assume most yanks don't know much about those ones either.
I don't judge but I do get annoyed at USdefaultism
Getting annoyed is a form of judgement.
Yes, U.S. defaultism is problematic.
Still, as long as companies, especially US-based ones like Google, are exporting their US-centric products & practices, people outside the US will be exposed to products & practices shaped by US law.
Because enforcement is rarely watertight, the above holds true even if the importing country’s laws forbid those products & practices.
Therefore, unless you wish to live in ignorance, it’s worth being aware of the laws that most strongly shape the technologies that in turn shape your society - even laws from jurisdictions outside your own.
And which ones from China or the EU are you planning to investigate and learn about? It works both ways.
Not knowing the miniature of laws from other countries is not ignorance, there is only so much a person can learn and take in.
'Getting annoyed is a form of judgment' is an incredibly flipant response.