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> So I guess Youtube should instead by compelled to continue providing their monetization and hosting services to anyone who wants it until a court of law can prove they are guilty of an actual crime?

Yes, in the same way as any other public utility. (They may not have intended to become one but at this point they are)

> Who is going to compel Youtube to continue providing those services again?

The state, that's what it's for.

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Youtube is a subsidiary of a publicly-traded company, it is non-essential, largely unregulated, and for-profit. This is very different from what is considered a "public utility".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility

If you want to argue that Youtube *should* be considered a public utility company and subject to more stringent government controls then that's a debate that can be had, but as it stands they are not legally obligated to continue doing business with someone they believe to be harming their other customers and partners.

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