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		echelon on Nov 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great ... Can someone put together a competitive bid and turn `.org` itself into a non-profit corporation? That sounds like the way to go in order to protect `.org` in the future.

fanf2 on Nov 25, 2019 [–]

PIR, the owner of .org, is a non-profit corporation.

jobigoud on Nov 25, 2019 | [–]

I think that by being acquired and now having owners and stakeholders, PIR is no longer a non-profit corporation. Their own press-release state they will consider seeking B Corporation certification.

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