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When Libya was in turmoil years ago this issue came up. Looks like people forget.

by mc32 3y ago

sitzkrieg 3y ago
of course. techbros been doing circles on all sorts of stuff
sebmellen 3y ago
I think this remains the biggest long-term risk with using bit.ly links. I have seen so much hard copy media with bit.ly links, especially technical books, that I shudder to think of how many dead links there will be if Lybia takes it offline.
- DANmode 3y ago
  They will almost certainly not be dead, in the event of...uh...an event...like were discussing.
  - DANmode 3y ago
    we're*
- ehPReth 3y ago
  there’s 301works.org at least
- starttoaster 3y ago
  The biggest long term risk with bit.ly links is that you have no clue what website you’re visiting when you click on one, period. You’re either taking the time to put it through a link unshortener, or you just blindly click a link some person you don’t know posted on their totally legit web blog.
jrmg 3y ago
It was never actually more than a theoretical problem then though, right? The .ly domain remained (and remains) stable and functioning IIRC.
- edent 3y ago
  Nope. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/08/bitly-libya https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/08/bitly-lib...
  - jrmg 3y ago
    Thanks. Bit.ly remained - but that article does indeed show at least one .ly domain (vb.ly) being cancelled. From the article: That follows the abrupt enforced shutdown of vb.ly, a "link shortening" site run by Ben Metcalfe and Violet Blue, after it was declared that the content of the site was "against Sharia law". An image of Violet with bare arms, drinking from a bottle of lager, was emblazoned across the front page of the site when the government-owned Libya Telecom & Technology got in touch earlier this month. "Pornography and adult material aren't allowed under Libyan law, therefore we removed the domain," the letter said, adding: "The issue of offensive imagery is quite subjective, as what I may deem as offensive you might not, but I think you'll agree that a picture of a scantily clad lady with some bottle in her hand isn't exactly what most would consider decent or family friendly at the least."

When Libya was in turmoil years ago this issue came up. Looks like people forget.

by mc32 3y ago

When Libya was in turmoil years ago this issue came up. Looks like people forget.

sitzkrieg 3y ago

of course. techbros been doing circles on all sorts of stuff

sebmellen 3y ago

I think this remains the biggest long-term risk with using bit.ly links. I have seen so much hard copy media with bit.ly links, especially technical books, that I shudder to think of how many dead links there will be if Lybia takes it offline.

DANmode 3y ago
They will almost certainly not be dead, in the event of...uh...an event...like were discussing.
- DANmode 3y ago
  we're*
ehPReth 3y ago
there’s 301works.org at least
starttoaster 3y ago
The biggest long term risk with bit.ly links is that you have no clue what website you’re visiting when you click on one, period. You’re either taking the time to put it through a link unshortener, or you just blindly click a link some person you don’t know posted on their totally legit web blog.

jrmg 3y ago

It was never actually more than a theoretical problem then though, right? The .ly domain remained (and remains) stable and functioning IIRC.

edent 3y ago
Nope. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/08/bitly-libya https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/08/bitly-lib...
- jrmg 3y ago
  Thanks. Bit.ly remained - but that article does indeed show at least one .ly domain (vb.ly) being cancelled. From the article: That follows the abrupt enforced shutdown of vb.ly, a "link shortening" site run by Ben Metcalfe and Violet Blue, after it was declared that the content of the site was "against Sharia law". An image of Violet with bare arms, drinking from a bottle of lager, was emblazoned across the front page of the site when the government-owned Libya Telecom & Technology got in touch earlier this month. "Pornography and adult material aren't allowed under Libyan law, therefore we removed the domain," the letter said, adding: "The issue of offensive imagery is quite subjective, as what I may deem as offensive you might not, but I think you'll agree that a picture of a scantily clad lady with some bottle in her hand isn't exactly what most would consider decent or family friendly at the least."