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This is really wrong. I'm a Russian national, and I'm not supporting aggression towards Ukraine. In contrast, I've spent last two days in police after being det
by rmnc 5y ago
This is really wrong. I'm a Russian national, and I'm not supporting aggression towards Ukraine. In contrast, I've spent last two days in police after being detained due to the fact that I dared to express my condemnation in public protest.
I am not my government, and apart from starting a one-man revolution with a pretty obvious result, I'm doing everything I can to raise awareness, condemn actions of Russian government, and put an end to this. I've been doing so since 2011, back when I was a college student.
Namecheap -- this is a low move. While I do understand that your company has a lot of Ukrainian employees, all of which are in grave danger, you're not doing anyone a favor by making a shitty life of most Russian nationals even shittier.
- raxi 5y ago> your company has a lot of Ukrainian employees That raises a question: how to find a domain registar without a lot of Ukrainian employees ? According to the recent leak, Epik has them a lot as well. Could we crowdsource such a list of registrars sorted by nationality of their employees to be prepared to the geo risks?
- rmnc 5y agoIt is really hard to me to answer this. I was able to find a private Russian-based registar, which at least on the surface has no ties to the government or government-controlled entities and works with ICANN directly. Other people are trying to move to Cloudflare -- but my banking cards are already not working, and I can't pay in USD for their services. Plus to that, even if somebody manages to move to Cloudflare or GoDaddy, there's no guarantee that they won't pull the plug as well.
- gruez 5y ago>Could we crowdsource such a list of registrars sorted by nationality of their employees to be prepared to the geo risks? People here are suggesting nic.ru, which I presume would have a pretty low risk of getting kicked off.
- 3np 5y agonjal.la. Sign up via tor, pay with crypto. They'll never know where you're from, nor do they want to.
- seanw444 5y agoOoo very nifty. Thank you.
- missblit 5y agoRegardless of your intentions, your list idea would be used for racist discrimination. You might consider a list of registrars that do stuff you disagree with instead.
- raxi 5y agoNo, it's about protecting against racist discrimination. I would prefer to work with companies where different nationalities are represented. 90%+ of employees in one country (be it Ukraine, Russia, USA or China) is a geo-risk for clients. And mind you, Namecheap doesn't ban clients based on their agreement or disagreement with something. It bans pro-Ukrainian dissidents in Russia too. Racism culture thrives in mono-ethnic companies and this Namecheap case is a good example
- lolwtfyouclown 5y agoThe best approach is probably to have multiple domains from multiple registrars and registries for your website.
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoAll of this also applies to the sanctions making the ruble and Russian stock market crumble. It's a piece of a larger whole.
- Handytinge 5y agoKeep explaining to the Russian person why these actions impacting their life are good.
- feydaykyn 5y agoSince no one said it, many thanks for your courage and actions opposing Putin!