The EU has data portability obligations and anti gatekeeper laws. I think from a legal point of view, the EU is fine. More enforcement would be welcome, though.

The EU has data portability obligations and anti gatekeeper laws. I think from a legal point of view, the EU is fine. More enforcement would be welcome, though. That said: you can't expect a free service to handle your streaming and file uploads without some kind of revenue stream. In my opinion, services giving away free stuff with their billions of investment should be fined, because no real company with a normal profit margin can ever compete. This approach has destroyed every market it's been successful in, from ride sharing to food delivery, yet nobody seems to care when it comes to internet hosting services, probably because the majority of users benefit from the free stuff until there is no serious competition left. Any law against adding ads to generate revenue once a critical user base has been attained would likely turn into every website requiring a subscription, or every free tier coming with ads from the get-go. I'm not sure if the people who are mad about this will accept either.