Is a .LY domain good? Uses and content rules
Yes, for the right use: a .ly extension suits tech companies, start-ups and personal websites, and it lends itself to short domain hacks. It comes with the registry's content rules, and NIC.LY reserves the right to deactivate a name that breaks them.
What a .ly domain suits
Tech companies, start-ups and personal websites, and short domain hacks: reg.ly does it with its own names, get.ly and your.ly. Anyone can register one directly under .ly from 4 characters, wherever they live (who can register).
What the extension is, who runs it, what it costs and how a name lives and expires: .LY domains, the reference.
What the registry forbids
Under registry regulations, no .ly domain may be used, directly or indirectly, for anything sexual or pornographic in nature, or to violate the rights of third parties.
And the name itself: domain names must not contain "obscene, scandalous, indecent, or contrary to Libyan law or Islamic morality words, phrases nor abbreviations" (section 4.2).
What happens to a breach
If a website breaches these rules, the NIC.LY registry reserves the right to deactivate the domain at once. Our own terms are in the Terms of Use.