sale of .org domain to Ethos Capital

[NaDre 159]

Are folks here aware of this?

https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/

https://savedotorg.org/

I just heard the end of an interview on CBC radio with a former vice-president of ICANN who was saying this is a very bad thing. Internet Society is a non-profit organization that has done governance of the ".org" domain until now. And Ethos Capital is just what it sounds like.

EDIT:
The podcast of the radio show I listened to is here:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-nov-27-2019-1.5375027
The interview starts at about 23:00.
 

[Staff 10116]

Worrying development actually.

Thanks.

Kind regards
 

[flat4 82]

yep, I used my .org alot

[DavidMuerey 0]

Thank you for share it.

[EtV 6]

Victory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital
By Karen Gullo and Mitch Stoltz | April 30, 2020
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/victory-icann-rejects-org-sale-private-equity-firm-ethos-capital