The rapid adoption of .ly domains over the last few years has resulted in a great many services being built around these clever domain names. We're talking about sites like Bit.ly, Ad.ly, and Ow.ly. Now all that is in jeopardy after computing consultant Ben Metcalf had his domain, vb.ly, seized by the Libyan government. You see, .ly is the top level domain for Libya, and the controlling body (NIC.ly) can revoke domains as they see fit.
What did Metcalf do that resulted in his domain being yanked? NIC.ly felt that the content of his site was not in keeping with Libyan Islamic/Sharia Law. Based on what Metcalf has been able to find out, the Libyan government is taking a harder line on deregistering domains. NIC.ly seems to have decided to attempt regulating content on .ly sites.
Previous reports also indicate that NIC.ly is trying to keep .ly domains of less than 4 characters for use in Libya. So this new strictness could be connected. The boom in .ly sites has been good business for Libya, so it's hard to see why they'd sabotage it. What do you think the angle is here? Are more sites in danger?
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