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[[.org]] is one of the three original general [[top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) created for [[the internet]]. It was originally intended for [[nonprofit organizations]], though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR). | [[.org]] is one of the three original general [[top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) created for [[the internet]]. It was originally intended for [[nonprofit organizations]], though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR). | ||
| − | + | On November 13, 2019, the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC) announced that it was selling PIR and all its assets (including control of .org) to a [[Ethos Capital]], a private equity firm. After the sale, PIR will restructure itself as a for-profit corporation. | |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===News=== | ===News=== | ||
* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via]) | * '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via]) | ||
* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society] | * '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society] | ||
Revision as of 01:20, 23 November 2019
About
.org is one of the three original general top-level domains (gTLDs) created for the internet. It was originally intended for nonprofit organizations, though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by Public Interest Registry (PIR).
On November 13, 2019, the Internet Society (ISOC) announced that it was selling PIR and all its assets (including control of .org) to a Ethos Capital, a private equity firm. After the sale, PIR will restructure itself as a for-profit corporation.