You can't compare the EU to the USA, two different entities entirely. I won't get into a long dissertation spelling out the the differences but suffice it to say that the 50 states of the US are (mostly) autonomous in nature and each have their own laws and regulations and these laws and regulations can vary widely from state to state. That's just one of the reasons there are Federal laws that must be adhered to above and beyond state laws.
Facebook could not possibly follow all state laws, rules and regulations because of that variance, so Federal law and to a point, California law applies in the case of an American based request as stated in the article.
BTW, Facebook is global in nature, not just unique to the USA. How say you to that?
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