Noun
self-regulation (uncountable)
The regulation (by a person or an organization) of their own behaviour without external control or monitoring.
We cannot legislate responsibility. Self-regulation is the best option. I have crossed the line; I stand on the side of press freedom. Francis Escudero
But, if recent history has taught us anything, it's that self-regulation doesn't work in finance, and that worries about reputation are a weak deterrent to corporate malfeasance. James Surowiecki
At the same time, many companies have gratefully accepted the free pass to self-regulation by establishing ethics boards, writing guidelines, and sponsoring research in topics like algorithmic bias or “fairness in artificial intelligence”. Source: Internet
In an interim report tabled late on Wednesday, the Senate committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology backed the BNPL sector's code of practice, saying self-regulation helped to protect innovation. Source: Internet
For Peirce, rational inquiry implies presuppositions about truth and the real; to reason is to presuppose (and at least to hope), as a principle of the reasoner's self-regulation, that the real is discoverable and independent of our vagaries of opinion. Source: Internet
A toddler’s self-regulation – the ability to change behavior in different social situations – may predict whether he or she will be obese come kindergarten, but the connection appears to be much different for girls than for boys. Source: Internet