* You're not limited geographically.
* You can exploit a wider population than your indigenous one [an option pretty much closed to nations, since the demise of colonialism]
* You're unlikely to piss anyone off enough for them to declare war on you
* Inflicting a talking paperclip or reCaptcha on an unsuspecting world are not technically 'Crimes Against Humanity'. So your evil deeds are less likely to land you in the dock in The Hague, than oppressing your people in other ways might.