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Internet Society Told to Halt .org Sale by Its Own Advisory Council? — The drama around the sale of the .org registry to a private equity firm rattles on with a new development.. members of the Internet Society are going to vote on whether or not the sale should go ahead. Viva la revolución!

Registrar Namecheap Stands Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check — ICANN recently announced that it would remove price caps for the .org TLD which could significantly increase domain prices. As a major domain registrar, Namecheap has officially asked ICANN to reconsider its decision.

The Case for Regulatory Capture at ICANN — ICANN is reviewing how the .ORG domain registry’s contract works, part of which would involve removing the current price cap on such domains, something almost no-one supports.