: the act or condition or an instance of regulating oneself or itself: such as
a
: control or supervision from within instead of by an external authority
the online marketing industry's self-regulation of consumer privacy protections
also: a rule imposed in self-regulation
Banks were left to largely manage themselves, and establish industry-wide self-regulations … Kevin Plummer
According to the Federal Trade Commission, food marketing cannot be false, deceptive or unfair. But there are other, more specific, self-regulations out there for ads related to kids. Alexandra Sifferlin
b
: the bringing of oneself or itself into a state of order, method, or uniformity