Stop the .org domain registry from being sold to a private for profit company

[Aaron E-J]

I just saw this on the Tech-Coop listserv and thought it would be 
relevant here: https://savedotorg.org/
(note, uBlock Origin blocks the form you need to fill out to sign it, if 
you have that app you need to disable it for it to work)

Message on the Tech-Coop listserv:

On 2019-12-03 6:09 PM, via tech-coop list wrote:
> Hi coop folks, I wanted to invite y'all to sign on to the Save .ORG 
> campaign.
>
> As you may have heard, the Public Interest Registry (PIR) has removed 
> price caps for renewing .ORG domain names, and now the entire .ORG 
> registry may be sold off to a private equity firm, which would operate 
> it for profit and with even less oversight from the community.
>
> We're asking the Internet Society and ICANN to reconsider this plan. 
> You can sign on to our coalition letter by visiting 
> https://savedotorg.org/ and clicking "Add your organization."
>
> Thanks! :)
>
> --mark B.

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Aaron E-J
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