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Sad story. I'd avoid a number of African TLDs, to be honest. Remember the .ly fiasco a couple years back[1] [1] http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2010/10/the-ly-doma
by ozh 13y ago
Sad story. I'd avoid a number of African TLDs, to be honest. Remember the .ly fiasco a couple years back[1]
[1] http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2010/10/the-ly-domain-space-to-be-considered-unsafe/ http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2010/10/the-ly-domain-space-to-b...
- blueskin_ 13y agoUsing a domain from an oppressive nation always seemed weird to me. Both in terms of censorship/hijacking risk, but also simply funding them. .ly is one of the classics there, but not the only one.
- thrillgore 13y agoAlso, the NIC in Libya threatened several times claiming that .ly domains had to fall within Sharia. I can guarantee that most bit.ly URLs rarely fell under that requirement.
- saraid216 13y agoIt's cool, so that means it's ethical! #hackerlogic
- notastartup 13y agodo you think .ly still suffers from the risk? do you think .it is safer?
- yuchi 13y agoWas that an ironic pointer to the Italian government, I’d laugh. Otherwise…