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Libya disappears from the net
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Libya disappears from the net
On April 13 2004, Libya suddenly disappeared from the internet. For four days, all .ly domain names were mysteriously inaccessible, to the considerable chagrin of the 12,500-odd organisations that had paid $500 a pop for internet addresses registered in Libya. It later transpired that the source of the problem had been a dispute within the country about who owned the rights to sell the suffix.
On April 13 2004, Libya suddenly disappeared from the internet. For four days, all .ly domain names were mysteriously inaccessible, to the considerable chagrin of the 12,500-odd organisations that had paid $500 a pop for internet addresses registered in Libya. It later transpired that the source of the problem had been a dispute within the country about who owned the rights to sell the suffix.
