Remember the panic over net neutrality? Pressure groups convinced millions that strengthening market competition in broadband would “end the internet as we know it,” exposing web users to corporate exploitation and control. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai needed a security detail. The policy went through and none of the abuses happened, but many who ginned up the hysteria have found a new capitalist threat to the internet. This time the targets are Ethos Capital, a private-equity firm that announced its...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 09, 2020 23:03 UTC