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Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
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Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#492Yes, it's all very unfortunate that you have some additional work to do. In all seriousness, you need to take a step back and realize that this is a minimal price that we all have to pay, that includes those of us in the western world, to enjoy the freedoms that we have every day. The current events have a negative impact on the entire world, and it's already bad enough that we have let it get this far and a country…
I don't see how this isn't anything but virtue signalling, and forcing citizens to bear the cost. Being cut off from the rest of the world's financial system, and with a collapsing ruble, not to mention a failing financial sector, how do you think people are going to find alternative infrastructure providers? What critical infrastructure will this take offline? What untold damage will this cause to civilians that hav…
> it is another thing entirely to celebrate businesses acting in ways to inflict the most suffering possible on the people least able to handle such abuse
No one is celebrating, I assure you. The crumbling economy, all of the restrictions, their children captured abroad, all these facts amount to a serious conversation amongst Russian people that can lead to a critical mass of people going into the streets and protesting. Look at December 1989 Romania, for a textbook example of people pushed too far with nothing to lose, taking matters in their own hands. It can happen again, but not so long as the Russian people don't feel the sting. It needs to be delivered fast and hard for people to trust that the great majority is with them.
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#493We 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…
It is deplatforming. And I’ll be transferring my domains elsewhere. US Citizen.
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#494We 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…
I get you are upset over what is happening, but this is just not the way to do it, nor promotes free speech.
I have few domains with you and will be moving. If you don't understand what services your company provides and who are your clients ie. that these can be varied people and businesses and how these sweeping measures can affect them, then I don't want tomorrow to end up without domain because I had idea for domain that ended with ru, or ly (Libya) or some other smaller country domain that ended up on media shit list.
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#495I can't see how this road we are on with private companies engaging in what used to (supposedly) be affairs of estate possibly, ever, come back to bite the US on the ass.
Either the retaliation or other people deciding that what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Nope. Never happen. This is a good idea that will have no repurcussions.
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#496Every Russian citizen and every Russian company that is currently relying on businesses in the West such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and so on should expect those services to be cut off at some point in the near future.
Regardless, you won't be able to pay for these services so it will be terminated one way or another.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30508314
(which was flagged, unfortunately).
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#497WWWW1
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#498We 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…
you're providing 5 days to change registrars and 0 days to change hosts to people who are currently waiting in line for hours at banks to attempt to access their own funds. I'm a US citizen, so roughly half of my gross income goes to support US war crimes. It seems like I should move off of Namecheap now to avoid disruption to my service in the event that you ever grow a spine.
> I'm a US citizen, so roughly half of my gross income goes to support US war crimes
That's unlikely, cf. https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/where-do-our-fe....
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#499We 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…
Why don’t you cut off United States citizens while you are at it? The regime that has probably done more damage and caused more instability to the world than any other country. The U.S. uses the entire world as their playground couping any Government that disagrees with them or refuses to bend to their demands and bombing their citizens and civilians. What about the atrocities and war crimes committed in Iraq and Afg…
I'm guessing they don't cut off the United States because the United States isn't invading and bombing the cities where they operate and have employees.
A lot of people are making assumptions about this being a purely PR "woke" move of some kind, ignoring this: https://www.namecheap.com/careers/ukraine
Seems pretty personal to me. If I or my people were actively being bombed by an invading force, I'd take it personally, too. And then I'd take action about it.
Re: Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
#500They 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/
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