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The Internet Society Announces New Appointments to the Public Interest Registry Board of Directors


The Internet Society Announces New Appointments to the Public Interest Registry Board of Directors
Washington, DC –
24 May, 2021 – The Internet Society today announced the appointment of Saerin Cho to the Public Interest Registry (PIR) Board of Directors and the re-appointment of Jeffrey Bedser and Narelle Clark. In addition, Eric Burger is returning to the PIR Board. These board members will take their seats beginning in July 1, 2021. Jeffrey Bedser and Eric Burger will serve three-year terms, and Saerin Cho and Narelle Clark will serve two-year terms.
Saerin Cho is Chief Counsel of Global Eligibility and an Associate General Counsel at TechSoup, a US-based global technology nonprofit that connects NGOs with critical resources worldwide. Eric Burger is Research Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He was reappointed to the PIR Board of Directors after spending the past four years working in government service. ....

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How We Saved .ORG: 2020 in Review


The Registry Agreement gave the owner of .ORG the power to implement processes to suspend domain names based on accusations of “activity contrary to applicable law.” It effectively created a new pressure point that repressive governments, corporations, and other bad actors can use to silence their critics without going through a court. That should alarm
any nonprofit or NGO, especially those that work under repressive regimes or frequently criticize powerful corporations.
Throughout that six-month process of navigating ICANN’s labyrinthine decision-making structure, none of us knew that ISOC would soon be selling PIR. With .ORG in the hands of a private equity firm, those fears of censorship and price gouging became a lot more tangible for nonprofits and NGOs. The power to take advantage of .ORG users was being handed to a for-profit company whose primary obligation was to make money for its investors. ....

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