I feel, when it comes to pushing regulation, governments always start with the maximalist position since it is the hardest to argue against.

- the government must regulate the internet to stop the spread of child pornography

- the government must regulate social media to stop calls for terrorism and genocide

- the government must regulate AI to stop it from developing bio weapons

...etc. It's always easiest to push regulation via these angles, but then that regulation covers 100% of the regulated subject, rather than the 0.01% of the "intended" subject