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> Because they're not idiots?

Corporations are simultaneously sophisticated and idiots. Sometimes the output of sophisticated compliance pipeline is plainly idiotic.

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Yes, but for Hetzner execs there is more at stake than $ here and they are more than aware of seeing a change of address in light of this notice as a fig leaf without substance. Not everybody is incompetent, even if some are.

...and execs in western world paid consequences of their illegal decisions when, recently?

All over Europe, in fact.

Quite a few arrests and already a bunch of convictions.

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