This is the type of thing people mean when they say "legislation has not caught up to technology".
Where do you define the boundaries? How do you enforce it? If the boundary is "Platforms host video. Publishers distribute video.", who is going to make sure they every video sent through YouTubeThePublisher.com is loaded from some other domain that is not controlled by YouTubeThePublisher.
I agree we need some kind of regulation to foster a healthier competitive environment but it is a complex problem that lacks a single simple solution.
Where do you define the boundaries? How do you enforce it? If the boundary is "Platforms host video. Publishers distribute video.", who is going to make sure they every video sent through YouTubeThePublisher.com is loaded from some other domain that is not controlled by YouTubeThePublisher.
I agree we need some kind of regulation to foster a healthier competitive environment but it is a complex problem that lacks a single simple solution.