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Here is some context: https://kimdavies.com/being-exemplary

This is probably a relevant exploration of the issues: https://fpgmaas.com/blog/collapse-of-mkdocs/

Internet Society (ISOC) was the one selling, and said the money would create an endowment to fund their work.

A less creative interpretation would be that ICANN was asked to approve the purchase because the .org contract required it. ICANN called for feedback on whether it should approve, and many in response made their position very clear like the EFF, which lead to the rejection of the request.