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$2 Billion Sale Of .Org Registry To Private Equity Leeches Voted Down By ICANN
Something good has happened for once: The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers voted to block its partner organisation, the Internet Society, from selling off control over the .org domain registry to private equity goons in a deal opposed by virtually everyone who wouldn’t have an opportunity to cash in.
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U.S. Senators Still Sceptical .ORG Sale To Private Equity Firm Won’t Harm Nonprofits
In a letter last month, a group of U.S. lawmakers voice concerns about the proposed sale of the .ORG top-level domain to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm founded last year. Announced in November by ICANN, the organisation that manages all internet domain names, the sale has worried nonprofits, which have traditionally made the .org…
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Amazon’s Fight With South American Countries Over Control Of ‘.amazon’ Domain Name Comes To A Head
Back in 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it would vastly expand the number of top-level domains, allowing hundreds of new ones to flourish. You can now buy domains for .mango, .luxury and .republican if you’re so inclined. However, there’s one top-level domain that’s still engaged in a bitter…
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The U.S. Won’t Give Up Control Of The Internet Quite Yet
The world welcomed news that the United States would finally cede control of the internet address system this fall. You know… Because the American government was spying on everyone and stuff. However, Uncle Sam just announced that he needs a little more time. Like maybe three years.