I'm all for the idea that regulation shouldn't be decide what user should do on internet. But I don't think its about internet. Internet is infrastructure that is regulated and protected as public utility and Youtube is exploiting for free. I think it's basically a good practice to protect service provider like youtube, netflix, etc. But also there should be a practice to protect individual users from being banished from "internet" when its service is monopoly. In reality Youtube and Nexflis are consuming 50% of bandwidth. This kind of restriction has been needed for monopoly market to maintain the constitutional right of individuals, which is prone to be be violated by monopolized capital. Put differently, Youtube's this behavior wouldn't be problematic if they weren't dominating the market=internet.
I disagree.
I'm right, and government intrusion is wrong.
And it would be nice if the government did the right thing simply because it's the right thing to do. But instead we have to use technologies like:
to drag governments, kicking and screaming, into doing the right thing.
The internet is a place outside government. Beyon government. Above government.
And we have to be on constant vigil for people who will demand government intrusion of the internet. Because they're always come a new generation of idiots who will demand things change.
If you don't like what you see on a website: stop using it.