The internet itself, a government project, soon fell into private hands (Internic, and eventually industry consortiums).

Ut fideles inde magos (saith Libanius) in officio retineat, tum in consortium malefactorum vocet.

Animi perturbationes summe fugiendae, metus potissimum et tristitia: earumque loco animus demulcendus hilaritate, animi constantia, bona spe; removendi terrores, et earum consortium quos non probant.

Financial control was to be exercised by an international banking consortium (1920).

Consequently China declined the banking consortium.