Or, rather than creating more regulations, people could read the contracts they agree to when they get service, and use a competitor if they don't like it
There is such a thing as an unfair contract. Moreover, there are business practices that can become a local maxima in an industry and squeeze out competition which would actually be a net benefit to most consumers.
Mobile roaming was the same before the EU intervened, and were now going back to the shitshow tjat preceded it in the uk.
Yeah exactly why we need regulation - so contracts aren’t 100 pages long. DRY.
So, go to a different provider?
More like don't start a business at all because of provider risk.
Or use a provider with a predictable cost structure. There are PLENTY. You didn't need to choose this exact one.
The problem is that it isn't entirely clear which ones have predictable cost to the non-lawyers eye. I.e. they should have to have sane defaults, like reasonable spending limits and opt-out, by regulation, since the market is failing here.
It was clear though. Does Netlify not tell you their bandwidth pricing?
I don't know many people knowledgeable enough to read and understand legalese. Except lawyers ofc.