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The non-profit was established in January 2003 by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]]. The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA. | The non-profit was established in January 2003 by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]]. The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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On April 30, 2020, [[ICANN Board]] formally announced that it would withhold consent for a Change of Control of PIR from [[Internet Society]] to [[Ethos Capital]].<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir ICANN Board withholds consent of PIR sale]</ref> | On April 30, 2020, [[ICANN Board]] formally announced that it would withhold consent for a Change of Control of PIR from [[Internet Society]] to [[Ethos Capital]].<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir ICANN Board withholds consent of PIR sale]</ref> | ||
== Other PIR TLDs == | |||
Public Interest Registry announced ahead of the January 2012 launch of [[New gTLD Program|ICANN's new gTLD program]] that it was planning on applying for [[.ngo]] and [[.ong]]. Public Interest Registry was a platinum sponsor of [https://icannwiki.org/ICANN_42 ICANN 42] in Dakar.<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-17|Jump up↑]] [http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofits-May-Soon-Say/130290/ Nonprofits May Soon Say], Philanthropy.com.</ref> Public Interest Registry also announced that it had intentions to implement an authentication process that would ensure that all .ngo and .ong registrants were actual NGOs, given the fact that [https://icannwiki.org/.org .org] is an open TLD. Public Interest Registry was the only applicant for .ngo and .ong. Early in the process, there were intentions from [dotNGO]]. to apply for .ngo. The .ngo and .ong domains went into sunrise on March 17, 2015. | |||
For Internationalized Domain Names ([https://icannwiki.org/IDN IDNs]), Public Interest Registry submitted for the generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that translate to “organization,” “org” or “structured organization” in Devanagari, Cyrillic and Chinese-simplified scripts. The four applications - one in Devanagari, one in Cyrillic, and two in simplified Chinese- were filed as part of ICANN’s global Internet expansion initiative. In 2014, the Devanagari, Cyrillic and 2-character Chinese simplified scripts were officially launched. | |||
As of January 2023, [[.giving]] joined PIR’s family of domains for all types of mission-driven organizations. In 2022, PIR reintroduced [[.gives]], [[.charity]], and [[.foundation]] as part of the .ORG Family of Domains.<ref>[https://thenew.org/public-interest-registry-launches-giving/ PIR Launches .giving, PIR Newsroom]</ref> | |||
In March 2018, there are 10.4 million registered .org addresses. Revenue for the year 2016 was $85.7M. The funds are used for operating costs and technical and organizational maintenance; the remaining funds are donated to the [https://icannwiki.org/Internet_Society Internet Society], a lobbying and research organization.[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|<sup>[</sup>]]<ref>[https://www.philanthropy.com/article/An-Alternative-to-org-Say/157363 An Alternative to .org? Say Hello to .ngo], Philanthropy.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|<sup><nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>]]<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-2|Jump up↑]] [http://www.domainnews.com/en/org-seventh-tld-to-pass-ten-millionth-registration-milestone.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Org Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone], DomainNews.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-2|<sup><nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>]] | |||
The organization applied for the [https://icannwiki.org/.ngo .ngo] and [https://icannwiki.org/.ong .ong] domains through ICANN's 2012 [https://icannwiki.org/New_gTLD_Program gTLD program].<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-4|Jump up↑]] [http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/org.html IANA.org]</ref> The domains were created as a way for NGOs to verify the non-governmental status as an organization online and officially launched in March of 2015. As the .ngo and .ong domains were launched, so was OnGood, a platform created by Public Interest Registry to support organizations using the new domain extensions by showcasing mission-based work around the world. | |||
The company's backend registry services are handled by [https://icannwiki.org/Afilias Afilias]. | |||
Public Interest Registry's mission is to educate and enable the global noncommercial community to use the internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. | |||
=== '''.org Statistics''' === | === '''.org Statistics''' === | ||
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The benefit of DNSSEC to a .org registrant is the "added ability to thwart the increased predominance of attacks like pharming, cache poisoning, [https://icannwiki.org/Domain_Name_System DNS] redirection and domain hijacking - all of which have been used to commit fraud, distribute malware and identity theft."<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-16|Jump up↑]] [http://dakar42.icann.org/ Dakar42], ICANN.org.</ref> | The benefit of DNSSEC to a .org registrant is the "added ability to thwart the increased predominance of attacks like pharming, cache poisoning, [https://icannwiki.org/Domain_Name_System DNS] redirection and domain hijacking - all of which have been used to commit fraud, distribute malware and identity theft."<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-16|Jump up↑]] [http://dakar42.icann.org/ Dakar42], ICANN.org.</ref> | ||
===NGO Education=== | ===NGO Education=== | ||