I do not understand. Can they stop you from having EOS because you are American or because you are in the USA or both? How would they stop you? I am American from the USA and I am in Vietnam. When you buy Bitcoin, they do not know or do not have to know who you are.
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From what I gather, you have to check off a form that indicates you are not a US citizen when participating in the Token Distribution. This is, I'm sure, put into place to keep EOS 100% compliant in US laws. Unsure though about the whole "being a US citizen in a different country" legal situation though. My guess is, its still probably a no go.
But are you required to show an ID? If there is no ID, then it is harder for them to know where you are from. They should not have the right to know. Cryptocurrency is not supposed to be centralized. If they require you to tell you who you are, then that is not really decentralized. It seems that they are trying to control money and centralize the money.
Checking up on more posts, like this one from @dawidrams , it looks like it is just a compliance checkbox: