[Governance] ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR)

[Wisdom Donkor]

Hello Ayden popping champagne in hear, indeed
this is a sweet win.

You will also agree with me that covid-19 really reveals the true
reflections of civil society during this pandemic situations we are in now.

Your lead role and critical critiques of this deal paid off. We hope this
kind of deal never repeat itself again.

Regards to all,


On Friday, May 1, 2020, Ayden Férdeline via Governance <
governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:

> Breaking news -- ICANN has vetoed the sale of the Public Interest Registry
> (home to .ORG) following "thorough due diligence." Their full decision can
> be found here:
>
> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-
> consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir
>
> This is a huge victory for civil society. While I remain so disappointed
> that the Internet Society would waste millions in public interest money
> pursuing this sale, which had little support and ran contrary to their own
> mission, I am thankful to all those who stepped forward to save .ORG like
> AccessNow, EFF, NTEN, and the Domain Name Rights Coalition. This is your
> win. Thank you very much for helping reclaim a little piece of the Domain
> Name System for non-commercial interests.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ayden Férdeline
>


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