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Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by ilyich »

NamecheapCEO wrote: post #187
symbix wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get that, and you're totally entitled to do this. And you're probably right that ends justify the means. And, probably, total damage will be worth it. But, in my insignificant personal case, I will be busy moving domains and paying for transfers instead of doing what I've been doing and spending money on what I've been spending it for the last 5 days, helping people detained and/or arrested for participating in ant…

Contact us, we'll make exceptions in cases like this. Thanks for what you are doing.

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Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by coffeefirst »

exizt88 wrote: post #29
Symbiote wrote: post #22

They have 1700 staff in Ukraine, by far the majority of their employees, so it's not surprising that they see things differently to others. https://www.namecheap.com/careers/ukraine/

I don't know how this is relevant. I am very much against this war, but there is very little I can do to stop it as a regular citizen. I'm currently doing everything I can to flee the country, as I don't think my family is not safe here. I don't understand how this is supposed to harm Putin's regime or any of his supporters.

Good luck to you. Seriously.

But what does anyone expect? All this international business depends on stable, peaceful relations. Russia broke that. The party will not go on.

We know you're not personally responsible for the invasion of Ukraine. And that's not any different than the embargoes during any prior armed conflict.

Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by savaof »

Namecheap CEO, I have two simple questions for you: 1) Would you do this if the revenue from Russian users was 50% of the total revenue? 2) Wouldn't it be more effective if you use the revenue from Russian users to help Ukraine or hire an assassin for Putin?

Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by ignoramous »

I see some tech companies (especially infrastructure providers) hopping on the cancel culture train because it is also free marketing, at this point... Their shallow stance makes it clear they first decided they have to cancel the Russians, and then come up with passable, bordering on incoherent reasons to do so.

I wish for consumer companies to think of second-order effects before committing to such measures.

Though, the train is well and truly on a rampage, at this point... there's no stopping it... you'll be left behind if you don't hop on one... damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by aftbit »

NamecheapCEO wrote: post #42

We haven't blocked the domains, we are asking people to move. There are plenty of other choices out there when it comes to infrastructure services so this isn't "deplatforming". I sympathize with people that are not pro regime but ultimately even those tax dollars they may generate go to the regime. We have people on the ground in Ukraine being bombarded now non stop. I cannot with good conscience continue to support…

>There are plenty of other choices out there when it comes to infrastructure services so this isn't "deplatforming".

Yes it is. On the small scale, you are removing them from your platform. On the larger scale, if every registrar were to follow your example, users would be cut off at a deep level from free access to the internet.

What happens to domains that aren't moved by the deadline?

Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by thrwyoilarticle »

hereforphone wrote: post #133

If they're willing to terminate service for political reasons in this case, who's to say they won't do it in the future for other political reasons? Here begins the slippery slope of Namecheap terminating service to those it deems "wrong". Been a happy, confident Namecheap user for a long time. Now I'm not so confident.

The problem with the slippery slope fallacy is that it goes both ways. If they're not able to suspend service during a war of conquest on the home of their employees, when can they?

Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

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Post by coffeefirst »

hereforphone wrote: post #133

If they're willing to terminate service for political reasons in this case, who's to say they won't do it in the future for other political reasons? Here begins the slippery slope of Namecheap terminating service to those it deems "wrong". Been a happy, confident Namecheap user for a long time. Now I'm not so confident.

I see you've discovered moral relativism.
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