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Not just .org moving into private hands is concerning, but the premise that a TLD, which is so widely used, can apparently move into the hands of a for profit i
by donkeyd 7y ago
Not just .org moving into private hands is concerning, but the premise that a TLD, which is so widely used, can apparently move into the hands of a for profit is much more concerning to me. What if Verisign decided to sell .com to the highest bidder? Verisign's contract expires in 2024 so they might be able to get rid of price caps too. That would make .com hella valuable.
- rjzzleep 7y agoI would like to know the answer to this as well. Is there any detailed data on the topic? I know ACTA was shot down but I'm not sure the petition had anything to do with it. From the few articles I read I would think that's less the petition itself and more what the organizers did with the petition data after the petition. I found a few articles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/03/yes-signing-those-petitions-makes-a-difference-even-if-they-dont-change-trumps-mind/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/0... https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2017/01/do-online-petitions-actually-work-numbers-reveal-truth https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2017/01/do-online-... https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/12/28/we-the-people-five-years-of-online-petitions/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/12/28/we-the-peopl...
- ohashi 7y agoThe people behind removing price caps, many are tied to VeriSign. Who do you think benefits most from this? They aren't vulnerable, they are the ones pushing it because they stand to gain the most.