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That doesn't really show the point you're trying to make. What I gather from reading the wikipedia article is that they registered bitly.com after the Libyan g
by jstanley 8y ago
That doesn't really show the point you're trying to make.
What I gather from reading the wikipedia article is that they registered bitly.com after the Libyan government seized a .ly domain that was incompatible with their ideology. Nothing to do with the war.
And that decision is a bit questionable anyway. It's quite likely that more .com domains have been seized by the US government than .ly domains seized by the Libyan government.
- Already__Taken 8y ago> And that decision is a bit questionable anyway. It's quite likely that more .com domains have been seized by the US government than .ly domains seized by the Libyan government. Depends on how you factor in the appeals process going in your favour.
- olivermarks 8y agoI think the 'seizing by Libyan Government' thing is a bit of a red herring. I wrote this on ZDnet way back in 2011 on this topic https://www.zdnet.com/article/dead-ly-urls-and-authoritarian-social-network-tracking/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/dead-ly-urls-and-authoritarian...
- TheForumTroll 8y ago>appeals process You have a bigger chance of justice in an appeal with a .ly than a .com - unless you know the right people at UDRP/ICANN. They make Muammar Gaddafi look like a saint!