No, that is only the case if you start from a particular viewpoint that is popular among right-wing Americans and almost no one else. From the perspective of f

No, that is only the case if you start from a particular viewpoint that is popular among right-wing Americans and almost no one else. From the perspective of first-world countries regulations are rules that we apply to processes where the dangers and externalities are diffuse enough that one or more parties may seek to ignore them for short-term gain; protection is the consequent of regulation, they are not simply synonyms.