There are new developments in the sale of the .ORG domain.

As CMF reported, at the end of 2019 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) reached an agreement with Ethos Capital, a private equity firm, under which Ethos Capital would acquire Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that owns the .ORG domain.

The sale raised concerns, especially among the nonprofit sector due to the possibility of domain price increases and the threat of censorship. The sale poses a potential financial burden to small nonprofits and our sector risks losing control of its .ORG brand