Should industries whose risks fall on shared resources regulate themselves, or be regulated by government?

Since 2010 Hank has held that government should regulate industries whose risks fall on everyone, applying this to oil, car and internet companies through 2024. In 2024 John proposed that governments regulate platforms' terms of service.

Axis: government must regulate them ... industry should regulate itself

Positions by date: 8 records in 8 videos. The position did not change in these records.

John

date	how	position	video
2024-08-27	first on record	As a third way forward, John says governments could regulate terms of service so Reddit can't sell users' intellectual property without permission and Google can't use every hosted video for billion-dollar products.	How The Internet Is Rigged 00:06:19

Hank

date	how	position	video
2010-09-03	first on record	Hank holds that because oil companies risk things everyone shares, government must regulate them; he mocks the idea that the energy industry should regulate itself.	ANOTHER Oil Rig Explosion?! REALLY?! 00:02:35
2018-04-13	restate	This broke Facebook's rules but no laws, because the US has so few laws regulating these companies.	Who is in Control? 00:01:47
2019-06-21	restate	Hank says every car company should be legally required to compile and release safety data, especially on autonomous driving; it is worrying governments don't require it, as car crashes are a major public health threat.	How to Lie While Telling the Truth 00:01:43
2019-10-18	restate	Hank calls on giant, wealthy internet companies to make security easier, or else on politicians to make them.	They Hacked Me 00:03:19
2021-01-29	restate	The manipulating agencies should be regulated out of existence; they should not be able to do what they do.	The Gamestop Short Squeeze in 4 Minutes 00:02:55
2021-10-07	restate	Hank says he is very pro-regulation of these companies, but not so much that he will ignore reality.	We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong 00:14:44
2024-08-09	restate	Hank hopes the businesses' objections are ignored: it is a simple case of companies intentionally making life worse for their customers.	Why isn't This Illegal? 00:03:49