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The moved their jurisdiction to the Netherlands? In the EU? Wow. Now the GDPR can be used to really kick their butts.
GDPR applies regardless of where headquarters are located
Yes, but it's easier to enforce EU regulations when the headquarters happens to be within the EU.
A move from Ireland to the Netherlands doesn't really change much in that regard.
Idk, they're a bit closer to Brussels, so there's that...
There is always the issue of "x applies" and "x is enforcable". Think of Signal or Telegram here.