Comment by Chris2048

> I didn’t make any assumptions about what Swedish law can or cannot do

> If Swedish law says ... they’re able to apply that law ...

This is a big assumption, and depends if you mean literally that they can do this, or if they can do so sustainably. Any country can violate international practise, but are unlikely to do so (at least in Europe) because of the consequence on international relations.

A law on Helvetica font would require legal authority. Very often, companies themselves are help liable for the actions of a company - laws that allow the government to punish individuals would have to specifically criminalise the act even for locals acting on behalf of those corps. These kind of laws are much rarer, at least in US/Europe, and not the kind of law we are talking about here which appear to apply to corporations. There is a good reason for this; as soon as any nation officially declares it would punish individuals like this, corps will leave - or at least no longer employ natives into decent positions.

> But the Swedish government gets to make those laws and determine which apply to whom.

Technically, but not really, they have to remain compatible with their international agreements, and their economic ambitions.