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Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Re: Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Post by gizmo »

avaika wrote: post #129
gizmo wrote: post #38

Does any company fire their American customers because of the calamitous Iraq war and related war crimes? Do companies fire their Israeli customers because of the current bombing campaign? What about Argentinian customers? Melei has contempt for European style democracy. Should Chinese customers get the boot because of the horrific treatment of Uyghurs by the Chinese Party? Should Hetzner also fire their German custo…

I already posted this in another thread here. This particular change is not because isolationism. Most likely. Russian government added Hetzner to the list of companies who must move their infrastructure within Russian borders in order to operate with Russian citizens. Few years ago they introduced a law on how companies have to process personal data. (It is kinda similar to GDPR, but the government might abuse it in…

Thanks for that information. I agree with your assessment.

Re: Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Post by arp242 »

reacharavindh wrote: post #4
Moldoteck wrote: post #3

so even if postal address is changed, it will still mean termination, why?

I think Hetzner asks for a real ID and address proof when you create an account. So, may be if a user could provide a change of address proof, then they might be able to save their account..

> I think Hetzner asks for a real ID and address proof when you create an account.

I created an account last week (and rented a server), and it didn't ask for much of anything. I think I filled in my address (not sure), but certainly not an ID or proof of address. Could have filled in anything I wanted.

Re: Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Post by libertine »

praut wrote: post #133
libertine wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe when people stop supporting genocidal dictators, we could see a change.

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Why can't Poland or Ukraine have US Army or NATO bases in their sovereign territory, if that's their choice?

Just because dictatorships loath the idea that neighboring countries have superior standards of living due to their incompetence and corruption, doesn't mean everyone around them has to live in a lower standard of living because one guy wants to keep living in luxury no?

Re: Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Post by praut »

libertine wrote: post #134
praut wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Why can't Poland or Ukraine have US Army or NATO bases in their sovereign territory, if that's their choice? Just because dictatorships loath the idea that neighboring countries have superior standards of living due to their incompetence and corruption, doesn't mean everyone around them has to live in a lower standard of living because one guy wants to keep living in luxury no?

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Re: Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

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Post by libertine »

praut wrote: post #135
libertine wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why can't Poland or Ukraine have US Army or NATO bases in their sovereign territory, if that's their choice? Just because dictatorships loath the idea that neighboring countries have superior standards of living due to their incompetence and corruption, doesn't mean everyone around them has to live in a lower standard of living because one guy wants to keep living in luxury no?

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You managed to make a full admittance of brain smoothness... Man if you want to spew Russian propaganda you can go eat a bag sht lmao
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