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Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by mc32 on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:52PM (#36817908)
When Libya was in turmoil years ago this issue came up. Looks like people forget.
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by sebmellen on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:02PM (#36818018)
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.
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by DANmode on Friday July 21, 2023 @10:32PM (#36822609)
They will almost certainly not be dead, in the event of...uh...an event...like were discussing.
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by DANmode on Friday July 21, 2023 @10:32PM (#36822612)
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Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by ehPReth on Saturday July 22, 2023 @02:53AM (#36823970)
there’s 301works.org at least
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by starttoaster on Saturday July 22, 2023 @10:23PM (#36832008)
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.
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by jrmg on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:04PM (#36818047)
It was never actually more than a theoretical problem then though, right? The .ly domain remained (and remains) stable and functioning IIRC.
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by edent on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:20PM (#36818279)
Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by jrmg on Friday July 21, 2023 @04:28PM (#36819244)
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."

Re:Mali Government takes back .ml domain, brings down one of... by sitzkrieg on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:57PM (#36817975)
of course. techbros been doing circles on all sorts of stuff