A private equity fund backed by three major Republican billionaire families is about to buy the dot-org domain. Human rights groups, charities and non-profits are terrified #SaveDotOrg vice.com/en_us/article/…
In China @GreatFireChina is worried that Ethos capital may "strike a financially lucrative deal with Beijing that included a clause to cancel all dot-org domains held by ‘anti-China’ organizations.” vice.com/en_us/article/…
In Venezuela, @MelanioBar is worried how passing over control of.org to "private administration will affect our work or our online presence but the precedents are always bad.” vice.com/en_us/article/…
In Africa, @encryptUg fears "that this private entity might start selling out not-for-profit data for money which compromises the privacy and/or confidentiality.” vice.com/en_us/article/…
And in the Middle East, @zazim_org_il is worried that giving a private company control of .org “raises the risk of fraud” because anyone will be able to disguise themselves as a nonprofit. vice.com/en_us/article/…
Or, as former @ICANN VP @jacobmalthouse puts it: "Imagine Goldman Sachs buying the New York water supply.” @savedotorg vice.com/en_us/article/…
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