Netherlands chapter calls on others to join it in denouncing sale.
Shortly after Internet Society (ISOC) announced a deal to sell Public Interest Registry (which runs .org) to a private equity company, ISOC sent a notice to its local chapters telling them not to talk to the press about the sale:
…You can address any questions you are asked directly by saying that this transaction is between Internet Society (global), PIR, and Ethos Capital, and that as a Chapter of the Internet Society you are not in a position to comment on the news. Instead, please refer these questions to your main contact at the Internet Society…
Some ISOC members still privately denounced the transaction, and now one affiliate has publicly broken ranks.
The Netherlands chapter of ISOC released a statement objecting to the sale.
It states (in part):
We believe that the 2019 decision of ISOC Global to sell PIR to private equity firm Ethos Capital is not in line with ICANN’s criteria from 2002 and the subsequent promise from ISOC Global. Despite ISOC Global’s assurances to the contrary, we share the misgivings of the international community about giving a single privately owned entity the power to raise tariffs, implement rights protection mechanisms possibly leading to censorship, and suspend domains at the request of local governments. We also fear that ISOC Global’s reputation has been severely harmed by even contemplating this transaction.
We therefore call on ISOC Global’s leadership to reverse this decision immediately, and do its utmost to restore faith in ISOC as the one global organisation that through its many professionals and dedicated volunteers sincerely strives for an internet for everyone.
The statement calls on other ISOC chapters to join it in publicly denouncing the sale.
Attaboy!
BRAVO
Way to go !
All other ISOC chapters now need to join Netherlands chapter.
ISOC negotiated the deal in secrecy. The terms of the deal are secret. Who Ethos really is and what they plan to do with PIR is secret. ISOC’s public statements have been lifted from PR/crisis management templates and tinged with disdain for anyone who dares be critical this monstrosity of a heist they are trying to pull of. So it is not much surprise to hear that ISOC is trying to silence its chapters.
“We also fear that ISOC Global’s reputation has been severely harmed by even contemplating this transaction.”
Indeed it has. As have the reputations of people at ISOC who were previously looked up to and respected.
This is a stain on all nonprofit organizations and the works they do as it lays bare the profit motives and greed underlying the surface of many involved in that world. There aren’t many true saints in the world.
Sullivan, Cerf, many others looking bad at the moment. Will they redeem themselves or keep following the path to…
Does ISOC even have a legitimate right to sell the dot org extension and pocket all the money for itself?
To me the fundamental problem is with ICANN they should be shut down and a new International domain names regulator created. ICANN have never cared about the way domain registrars operate and have always kicked complaints into the long grass. We need a worldwide campaign to force the USA to shut them down due to inefficiency and possibly worse.
Revelation 6:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A [a]quart of wheat for a [b]denarius, and three [c]quarts of barley for a [d]denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Footnotes:
Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e. a dry measure almost equal to a qt
Revelation 6:6 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages
Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e. a dry measure almost equal to a qt
Revelation 6:6 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages
Concerning ISOC is telling its members groups “you are not in a position to comment on this news” – seems to me they are trying to silence its very members.
The message to ISOC chapters – do not talk about this deal publicly – bring any criticisms in private, directly to us.
I find it ironic ISOC is attempting to silence its very members, yet they will not answer any tough questions everyone is asking.
They are simply doing more spin and spreading disinformation.
Helo John,
You are making this up. No such instruction exists.
Joly
They are trying their best to hold the dam together before it bursts.
Happy Thankstaking everyone! This is the Internet Society and Ethos Capital’s favorite holiday to strip from you and selfishly give to themselves!
Kudos to ISOC Netherlands. Global ISOC is committing fraud by pocketing the 1.2 billion. ICANN is not accountable to anyone. The US goverment should resume control over ICANN.