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No, I think it is the right way around. But you should pay for starage and UI separately, be able to restrict access to, delete, and download in bulk what you have stored, and access what you and others have stored via whatever UI you want.
Using facebook as an example. You should be able to opt out if any of your data being collected and sold. You should be able to use a 3rd party UI to access the data you would normally have access to when logged in - allowing you to use a UI that removes ads and suggested content and algorithmic feeds. Then if you want, you should be able to port all your data to a different platform and permanently whip your data from facebook's servers.
Servers cost money to run and developers need to be paid, so it makes perfect sense to pay for these things.