> private parties are, in fact, in many cases subject to punishment for failing to avoid involvement with illegal activity That's true IF and only IF they know

> private parties are, in fact, in many cases subject to punishment for failing to avoid involvement with illegal activity That's true IF and only IF they know a crime and do not reported it to the competent authority. They are nor police nor curt to decide autonomously. Impromptu autonomous decisions should happen ONLY in case immediate of danger-life situations that's hard to happen for an internet company. > the only time they have to do that is if they want consequences reserved to public authorities to be applied Might be my limited English but... I do not understand what you say... If you know a crime you have to report it and competent authority act and instruct you on how to act... > This concept is bizarre and has never been generally accepted Mh, in the EU and in general since the ancient Roman law it's actually generally accepted... We decide after French Revolution to split power in executive, legislative and judicial authorities and those are the sole that can act.