Are you questioning your sanity or facing a wild idea?
Are you questioning your sanity or facing a wild idea?
It's typical behavior, though enforcement varies. Unless you're intentionally disrupting services or using port 25, rules usually don't apply. This is why Comcast faced issues for interfering with peer-to-peer traffic despite their policy against internet file sharing. If your provider blocks you, the FCC would likely intervene as they did with Comcast and AT&T, since such actions restrict normal internet use like playing online games or joining video calls.
Other methods exist like employing an L2TP service or setting up a small VPS, then connecting your home server to it via VPN. Since the TOS clearly permits VPN use, you're fully protected by these alternatives. They also emphasize "a reasonable amount of downloading" without any reference to uploading.
Comcast faced issues with the FCC, but they sued the agency in federal court and won. The ruling said the FCC lacked the proper authority. Consequently, the FCC changed how ISPs are classified under Title 2, which is where net neutrality regulations originated. After Obama left office and Trump took over, the FCC reclassified ISPs under Title 1, giving them more power since their previous authority was removed.