What is .org?
{{Infobox top level domain |name=org |image=DotORG logo.svg |introduced={{start date and age|1985|1|1}} |type=[[Generic top-level domain]] |status=Active |registry=[[Public Interest Registry]] (technical service by [[Afilias]]) |sponsor=Not technically sponsored, but PIR is connected with the [[Internet Society]] |intendeduse=Miscellaneous organizations not fitting in other categories (generally noncommercial) |actualuse=Nonprofits; personal sites; open-source projects; some government websites; mostly used by non-commercial entities |restrictions=None |structure=Registrations at second level permitted |document=[[RFC:920|RFCs 920]] and[[RFC:1591|1951]]; [http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/org/ ICANN registry agreement] |disputepolicy=[[UDRP]] |website=[http://www.pir.org/ Public Interest Registry] |dnssec=Yes }} The domain name '''org''' is a [[generic top-level domain]] (gTLD) of the [[Domain Name System]] (DNS) used on the [[Internet]]. The name is truncated from ''organization''. It was one of the original domains established in 1985, and has been operated by the [[Public interest|Public Interest]] Registry since 2003. The domain was originally intended for non-profit entities, but this restriction was removed in August 2019. In November 2019, the Public Interest Registry (PIR) was to be sold by the Internet Society to shell company Ethos Capital for US$1.135 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://domainnamewire.com/2019/11/29/ethos-paid-1-135-billion-for-org/ |title= Ethos paid $1.135 billion for .Org: Internet Society reveals the price it is selling out for. |date=2019-11-29|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://thenew.org/the-internet-society-public-interest-registry-a-new-era-of-opportunity/|title=The Internet Society & Public Interest Registry: A New Era of Opportunity|date=2019-11-13|website=.ORG|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> However, this move was criticized by non-profits and various digital rights groups on concerns that Ethos Capital,