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This is somewhat fair, but only as long as you agree that you then have no right to use these services.

I think there is a big difference between the EULA that comes attached to a product you've already paid for, that represents additional terms to what you had already agreed to when paying, and the T&C of a free service or a subscription, presented before payment.

You can't seriously claim that you have a right to use, say, YouTube without any restriction whatsoever. It is a private service, and you can either use it under the terms and conditions that its private owner establishes, or you can avoid using it at all.

> You can't seriously claim that you have a right to use, say, YouTube without any restriction whatsoever.

I think it would be reasonable for the regulator to establish hard limits on what any such restrictions are permitted to entail.

You know, basic consumer protection laws.