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Ask HN: Should I renew my Libyan domain name?
So.. my personal .ly domain is about to expire. Even if my $25 are not going to make or break al-Gaddafi, I don't really feel the need to feed his crackpot government. Although I only deal with libyanspider.com, I have no idea where the money eventually ends up. According to wikipedia "the registration is sponsored by LTT" (1) which is chaired by the "Muhammad Qaddafi, the eldest son of Libyan president Muammar al-Gaddafi" (2).
Is this the time to support a country in turmoil or should we .ly owners take our business elsewhere?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ly#Registration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_Telecom_%26_Technology
- shrikant 16y agohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12585949 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12585949 Obama's just signed an executive order banning all 'property and transactions' related to Libya. Even if you wanted to, I doubt you'd be [legally] able to. (If you're in the USA, of course..)
- hasenj 16y agoThe question is about the ethics, not legality in the US.
- hasenj 16y agoAssuming Qaddafi is gonna be ousted soon, I doubt your money will have time to reach his pocket ;)
- djm 16y agoI'd just go ahead and renew it. Gaddafi is not going to wage a significant part of his war with your $25 and the US Govt is not likely to send the black helicopters after you over it either. This isn't something worth worrying about.