" I’d rather have all this be regulated with oversight, than the alternative."

Yeah well, that raises the old question: who guards the guards?

As far as I am aware, police and politicians themself, react quite allergic to more transparency (surveillance) for them.

So the only way I would be remotely ok with more surveillance and regulation, is if would apply to everyone and especially to the regulators. Otherwise a clear no from me, I simply do not trust the authorities. And there are still lots of ways to communicate besides regulated spaces. But sure if, you want to be heard by the mainstream, you are going into regulated territory.