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.ly: English "-ly" Hacks Rent DNS From Libyan Sharia Law—and vb.ly Proved It
~12K tracked names (not 300K), GPTC/NIC.LY/LTT registry stack, Google does NOT treat .ly as a gccTLD, $75–$130+ shelf renewals, verified roofs from bit.ly to visual.ly—and why the old guide's generic-ccTLD line, two-year-minimum myth, and formulaic shortener checklist failed audit.
