Some of the stuff the pro-regulation types want regulated is nonsensically stupid: in the EU, the shape of cucumbers, the brand names of cheese, the power output of a tea kettle, the strength of hair dryers — none of those things have any life or death consequences. People want to regulate internet content, the height of fences, the width of doorways, the capacity of private toilets — even if those toilets connect to a septic system and don’t connect to the sewer mains. Even fucking lightbulbs are subject to the agenda of unelected officials in Brussels.
People, especially left wing people, just LOVE regulation. They like forcing by people to abide their opinions on how things ought to be. Considering most regulation is by executive agencies and not actually written by accountable elected officials, excessive regulation could be argued as being contrary to the ideas of a representative republic.
We need less overall regulation, but that doesn’t mean NO regulation.