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ICANN Blocks .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm

May 1, 2020

ICANN has blocked the proposed sale of the .ORG domain to a private equity fund. ICANN cited the importance of maintaining the “fundamental public interest nature of [the Public Interest Registry].” EPIC has long been involved in the governance and promotion of the .ORG domain and had argued that the sale should be blocked.

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