Discussion

• @eff @eff on x

  BREAKING: ICANN has voted to REJECT the sale of the .ORG registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital. This is a major victory for the millions of nonprofits, civil society organizations, and individuals who make .ORG their home online. #SaveDotOrg https://www.icann.org/... http…

• @kenroth Kenneth Roth on x

  ICANN wisely decides not to sell the http://dot.org/ domain to a private equity firm, which would have risked profiteering from poor NGOs and opened the door for governments like China to use its economic clout to censor the internet for us all. https://www.latimes.com/... https:…

• @senwarren Elizabeth Warren on x

  I'm glad ICANN listened to our concerns & blocked a takeover of the .ORG domain registry by a private equity firm. The deal would've raised costs on .ORG websites & threatened them with censorship. This is good news for nonprofits & everyone who relies on a free & open internet. …

• @malloryknodel Mallory Knodel on x

  Whew this took a lot. Congrats to those who fought hard to #savedotorg. It shouldn't have to be this hard, highlighting what we already knew: there are really important changes needed in the way DNS is governed as a public good by ICANN. Stay engaged. This is only the beginning. …

• @anasuyashh Anasuya Sengupta on x

  If ever there was a time to affirm that internet infrastructure is a public good... @ICANN makes the right move, and @internetsociety, you have lost all legitimacy. (For those who came in late: ISOC wanted to sell the .org domain to a firm of Republican$$) https://arstechnica.com…

• @robleathern Rob Leathern on x

  “ICANN also faulted Ethos Capital for refusing to provide ICANN with full details about who owns Ethos.” 🤔 https://twitter.com/...

• @leojtravis10 Joe Ortiz on x

  The only reason ICANN did the right thing “for now” was a huge public backlash that didn't reach critical mainstream until it was nearly too late. But thankfully it did, & it prompted (among other reasons) intervention from powerful people who prevailed to stop this greedy deal. …

• @icann @icann on x

  After a thorough evaluation process, the #ICANN Board is withholding consent to the request for a change of control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR). Read Board Chair Maarten Botterman's blog for more information > https://www.icann.org/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mgeist Michael Geist on x

  Fantastic news as the efforts to stop the sale of the dot-org domain have succeeded. Covered the issue with @elliotharmon of @EFF on a @lawbytespod episode late last year http://www.michaelgeist.ca/... https://twitter.com/...

• @smashdawg Jeremy Kaplan on x

  Great news for anyone who likes stupid stuff like freedom and equality https://twitter.com/...

• @accessnow @accessnow on x

  GOOD NEWS: @ICANN have voted to reject the proposed sale of the .ORG domain to private equity firm Ethos Capital! This is a huge win for the countless civil society orgs, and individuals around the world that make .ORG their home online. #SaveDotOrg https://www.icann.org/... http…

• @restartproject @restartproject on x

  What a relief. We were one of nearly 1,000 organisations and over 50,000 people who demanded this. https://twitter.com/...

• @marietjeschaake Marietje Schaake on x

  Indeed, now we must make sure the governance of .org domains is done with the interests and values of civil society and the public interest going forward ↘️ https://twitter.com/...

• @timberners_lee Tim Berners-Lee on x

  Phew. That sale would have been a travesty of governance of public things. https://twitter.com/...

• @randfish Rand Fishkin on x

  Phew. https://twitter.com/...

• @carolinegreer Caroline Greer on x

  ICANN Board Resolution: https://www.icann.org/... “The above decision is without prejudice to PIR to submit a new notice of indirect change of control & entity conversion for consideration if PIR successfully achieves an entity conversion approval through the Pennsylvania Court” …

• @katrinfritsch Katrin Fritsch on x

  This is amazing news - and literally means *space* for nonprofits and civil society organisations on the internet. https://twitter.com/...

• @evacide Eva on x

  Sometimes the good guys win. https://twitter.com/...

• @robinwauters @robinwauters on x

  Great news https://twitter.com/...

• @katiehafner Katie Hafner on x

  Jon Postel, creator of the original #DNS and my personal hero, would be very happy about this. #InternetPioneers https://twitter.com/...

• @jacklerner Jack Lerner on x

  This is very welcome news. It never made sense why a private equity firm would be a good fit for a resource that is so essential to millions of nonprofit and civil society groups. https://twitter.com/...

• @hpana @hpana on x

  Breaking news: The non-profit .ORG domain registry used by fandom entities like @leaky and @ao3org is safe from profiteering hands! https://twitter.com/...

• @enthusiamy Amy Dallen on x

  I think I had forgotten what it feels like to read good news. https://twitter.com/...

• @evan_greer Evan Greer on x

  when we fight, we win. https://twitter.com/...

• @timbray Tim Bray on x

  Yay! Congrats to everyone who pitched in on what I thought was an impressively widespread and strong roar of disapproval. [Any scrap of good news these days is like cool water in the desert.] https://twitter.com/...

• @dellcam Dell Cameron on x

  Huh, did not see that coming https://twitter.com/...

• @georgekirikos George Kirikos on x

  Just because #ICANN grudgingly did the right thing doesn't mean that this is the end. The schemers are all still there, but next time they'll adapt their tactics. Heads must roll, to remove those who caused this fiasco. https://twitter.com/...

• @grady_booch Grady Booch on x

  This is good news. https://twitter.com/...

• @stshank Stephen Shankland on x

  Remarkable change in fortunes for this plan. https://twitter.com/...