self regulation time

"Once we accept even self-imposed regulation, the culture of the company will change in bad ways," one former Microsoft executive told Wired at the time.

“一旦我们完全接受自己强加给自己的规则，那么，公司的文化将按不良的方式改变，”一位前微软高管在那段时间告诉《连线》杂志。

As with those efforts at self-regulation, this one came at a time when Internet companies were seeking to polish their image and potentially ward off legislation.

正如善于自我调节的努力，该倡议正是在互联网公司寻求提高自身形象和尽可能规避立法的时候出现。

Not uncommonly they spend too much time alone and turn to alcohol and other substances as a means of self regulation.

他们多数时候独处，并借助酒精或其他物质来进行自我调节，这些情形都很常见。