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But countries decide who to punish for what. One thing might not be unlawful in your country, but in another, and that other country can try to go after you.

That fact is rather boring and well-established. What matters is how the other country enforces the punishment.

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The thing is, the EU doesn't have sovereignty outside of Europe. If I actually have presence in the EU, or do business with the EU, that's one thing. But they can't tell some rando with a blog living in Boston to delete comments any more than North Korea can pass a law banning making fun of Kim Jong Un in Berlin. They can huff and puff, but at the end of the day they just don't have the authority.

Any jurisdiction can "tell you things" and judge you, even if it's not your own.

Admittingly, without cooperation with your jurisdiction, the EU jurisdiction cannot enforce a meassure if you don't have any presence under EU jurisdiction. However, if your jurisdiction cooperates with the EU jurisdiction, or if you eventually have some kind of presence in the EU, like traveling, they can go after you.

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