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.ong is intended for “organisations non gouvernementale” and the main difference from .org is that proof of actual NGO status is required.

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> the main difference from .org is that proof of actual NGO status is required.

Somehow I have even more questions now. Is this a registered ONG then!?

No, proof of NGO status is not required. Anyone can buy a .ong domain.

If you have a source for this, consider updating the registration restrictions reported at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ngo_and_.ong.

Check my comment sibling to yours, there's an audit process after the purchase.

According to [1], .ong/.ngo domains are eventually audited for NGO status, rather than requiring proof during the purchase. So one can technically buy it but the registrar should eventually take it away from them.

[1]: https://thenew.org/org-people/about-pir/policies/ngo-and-ong...

However the requirements don't state that you have to be a registered NGO in any country. Being registered as some NGO-like tax-exempt entity anywhere but China will make the audit a lot easier, but technically you should be able to pass even if you are just two people with some bylaws written on a piece of paper.

I wonder why the TLD is not .ngo.

The answer to that is easy enough to find. I submit that a better question is why not .gno à la UTC.

.ngo also exists alongside .ong depending on what suits the organization. Sadly, they don't automatically get both anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ngo_and_.ong

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