Stop the .ORG Takeover

The Issue

Have you heard the news? Control of the .ORG domain is being sold to a private equity firm.

Nonprofits around the world rely on .ORG. It's become synonymous with the nonprofit sector. 

Yet the Internet Society has decided to sell it, in a betrayal of its 2002 promise to have all .ORG decisions driven by the nonprofit sector.

Over twenty-four organizations including the European Climate Foundation, the Electronic Fontier Foundation, and the National Council of Nonprofits have signed a letter in opposition. 

You can read the letter with their concerns.

Can they count on your help? 

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Jacob MalthousePetition StarterJacob Malthouse is passionate about online community and nonprofit values. As a former employee of the United Nations Environment Program and ICANN, he has a deep understanding of the impact of technology on people and the planet.

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The Issue

Have you heard the news? Control of the .ORG domain is being sold to a private equity firm.

Nonprofits around the world rely on .ORG. It's become synonymous with the nonprofit sector. 

Yet the Internet Society has decided to sell it, in a betrayal of its 2002 promise to have all .ORG decisions driven by the nonprofit sector.

Over twenty-four organizations including the European Climate Foundation, the Electronic Fontier Foundation, and the National Council of Nonprofits have signed a letter in opposition. 

You can read the letter with their concerns.

Can they count on your help? 

avatar of the starter
Jacob MalthousePetition StarterJacob Malthouse is passionate about online community and nonprofit values. As a former employee of the United Nations Environment Program and ICANN, he has a deep understanding of the impact of technology on people and the planet.

The Decision Makers

Jon Nevett
Jon Nevett
CEO, Public Interest Registry
Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan
CEO, Internet Society
Goran Marby
Goran Marby
CEO, ICANN

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Petition created on November 19, 2019