Sanctioned by the foundation. According to the February 2023 Rust Foundation Board meeting notes (https://foundation.rust-lang.org/static/minutes/2023-02-14-m..., Paragraph 7.), the board reviewed and believes this is fine, this has been in discussions for months.

It is based on the results of a previous survey: https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/wkv8gv/rust_foundatio.... Looking at where we are now it's safe to assume that not all community feedback was given the same level of care, the (vocal) community is against this, as am I.