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For-profit firm seeking to run .org names makes concessions

By ROBERT JABLON | February 21, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private equity firm seeking to buy rights to operate the internet's .org suffix said Friday it will cap price hikes and create an advisory board with veto powers to ease concerns from the nonprofit community.Ethos Capital has offered...