I'm not sure I understand the question.
Anyone involved in ICANN has been made aware that, by and large, there is no reason to trust *any* "open" TLD (whether gTLDs or ccTLDs acting as generics).
My upset is with the writing of an article that begins with the strawman assumption that .org is to be trusted then knocks the premise down. It writes in a vacuum as if all other domains don't share the same malaise. In that regard this is misinformation, the use of a kernel of truth to launch targeted bullshit.
The history of .org (which has been argued to death in the ISOC list) makes clear that the original purpose of dot-org was as a none-of-the-above TLD, intended for any registrant that dd not go logically into .com, .net, .edu, .gov, .int or .mil. It was a catchall TLD that was suitable for the United Nations Refugee Agency (
unhcr.org) and my personal domain (
telly.org) and all sorts of other things. Many of those other things were not trustworthy, that's no surprise.
The assertion that .org is not just used by nonprofits has been stating the obvious for decades. To call it news now is a deliberate attempt to mislead and divert.
Jonathan, you know that I've cared about public trust in ICANN's management of the DNS -- or rather, the lack thereof -- for a long time. This op-ed is not designed to advance public awareness or debate on that topic of trust. It's a targeted use of misinformation to serve a political purpose.
- Evan