One has nothing to do with the other---Liberty could have always gone dark...
for non-SEC filers, it's an important step to become an SEC filer and move up to the QB if they want (to pay OTCMarkets)----since LBSR is already a filer, not so much...
when they voluntarily deregister their shares and stop filing, let us know--'til then, it's about as important as teats on a bull....