[chii]

> This happens regularly (perhaps not frequently) to people with their Gmail account.

this should be regulated. For example, electricity/utility companies cannot just abruptly close your account, without giving massive notice in advance, and justified reason (such as non-payment).

The internet has become utilities, and it's not just the pipe, but the monopoly applications on it such as email, etc. Being deplatformed unjustly has as bad an effect as being disconnected from the grid and utilities. This means the gov't needs to make sure this can only happen under regulated ways, and not at the whims of the company.

[BlueTemplar]

Well, thankfully, you cannot be deplatformed from e-mail, since it's a protocol, not platform.

Both Google Mail and Microsoft Outlook could keep your e-mails from being delivered to people who still have an e-mail with them (and vice-versa, but if it got that bad,would you still be willing to keep in touch with the people, and do business with the companies willing to put up with that ?