You do get to ignore judicial orders if you are outside of their jurisdiction.<p>If, say, a valid legal authority in Iran issues some judicial order that affects me or some content that I have published (even if it is accessible in Iran), then it is perfectly reasonable to ignore it as long as I&#x27;m not in Iran, don&#x27;t have an office there, etc.<p>I am not and should not be bound by Iran&#x27;s laws and judgements, I reside elsewhere. Whatsapp is not and should not be bound by Brazil&#x27;s laws and judgements, they reside elsewhere. If their host country allows (or requires!) them to protect user privacy, then they should follow their own laws, not those of Brazil.<p>Should Whatsapp censor messages critical of Thailand&#x27;s royalty because they are illegal there? Should Whatsapp censor messages that are blasphemous and thus illegal in some places? Should Whatsapp give up personal details of the users who have made such illegal messages? In my opinion definitely <i>NO</i>.<p>Countries should not get to export their restrictions across the globe, they can either participate in the global network with an understanding that foreign companies will follow <i>their</i> laws and not yours, or countries can self-isolate as in this case Brazil has done.