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Public Interest Registry controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Proposed Ethos Capital acquisition

    The proposed sale of PIR by the Internet Society to private-equity firm Ethos Capital generated substantial opposition from nonprofit groups, internet-governance participants, and public officials. Critics feared that a private owner could raise prices, reduce accountability, or weaken the public-interest commitments associated with .ORG. The transaction was ultimately rejected by ICANN in 2020.

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