Nii Quaynor
18 December 2019 ·
Shah Zahidur RahmanISOC Chapters' Space
18 December 2019 ·
Internet Society Foundation Announces $300,000 in Grants for Projects That Promote the Benefits of the Internet
BUSINESSWIRE.COM
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191217005772/en/Internet-Society-Foundation-Announces-300000-Grants-Projects
Internet Society Foundation Announces $300,000 in Grants for Projects That Promote the Benefits of the Internet The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from USD $12,000 to USD $30,000 each) to 13 ground-br
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Richard Sexton These will all be on the theme of why it's good ISOC makes billions by selling .org to a bunch of wall st sharks that have promised to raise the price every year.
300K out out of several billion?
What is wrong with those people? They were supposed to run .org in the "public trust". Do you think the public wants this? Shall we ask them?

Harald Tveit Alvestrand It is one billion, not "several".
Please get the facts straight even when expressing outrage.

Richard Sexton You're quite right Harald, ISOC abrogated the publide trust they claimed they acted n behalf of for a billion dollars. It's the "abrogated the public trust they lied about" that's important here, not the amount.
Maybe .org should be shut off.