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- noun The regulation (by a person or an organization) of ones own behaviour without external control or monitoring
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Examples
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Many editorials are currently praising the notion of self-regulation – indeed, the final editorial of the NoW's last edition put in a last word for the doomed Press Complaints Commission, adding comically "self-regulation does work".
News International: The cover-up and the cops | Editorial 2011
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On Monday, Grant said the notion of self-regulation by the media, "although a lovely idea … has absolutely been shown not to have worked for the last 20 to 30 years."
News - latimes.com 2011
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If owners of web-sites were responsible for the online content and excercised self-regulation themselves, we wouldn't need this amendment.
Global Voices in English » Kazakhstan: Kazakh bloggers against online censorship 2009
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I assembled a tool kit full of helpful self-regulation techniques like Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, meditation and guided imagery.
Priscilla Warner: Is it Selfish to Seek Happiness? Priscilla Warner 2012
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Hours before the hearing, the Global Network Initiative, a group set up in 2008 by Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and human-rights organizations to develop a blueprint for industry self-regulation, announced a new company had joined: Websense Inc., a San Diego, maker of Internet security products.
Bill Aims to Curb Tech Firms' Exports Steve Stecklow 2011
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Still, Do Not Track could have an effect on Pandora's business model and whether Do Not Track takes the form of a government mandate or industry self-regulation, the company and others like it will likely have to make some adjustments.
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I assembled a tool kit full of helpful self-regulation techniques like Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, meditation and guided imagery.
Priscilla Warner: Is it Selfish to Seek Happiness? Priscilla Warner 2012
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"It's too vague and too broad and there's too much reliance on self-regulation."
Putting the Clamps on Banks Scott Patterson 2011
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I assembled a tool kit full of helpful self-regulation techniques like Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, meditation and guided imagery.
Priscilla Warner: Is it Selfish to Seek Happiness? Priscilla Warner 2012
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"Is this an area where self-regulation can work?" he asked.
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