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> 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

by 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 ago
It 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.
- raxi 5y ago
  One of my websites is blocked by Roskomnadzor, so I'd prefer an offshore registrar :(
  - sodality2 5y ago
    Consider njal.la.
3np 5y ago
njal.la. Sign up via tor, pay with crypto. They'll never know where you're from, nor do they want to.
- seanw444 5y ago
  Ooo very nifty. Thank you.
missblit 5y ago
Regardless 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 ago
  No, 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 ago
The best approach is probably to have multiple domains from multiple registrars and registries for your website.

by raxi 5y ago

rmnc 5y ago

It 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.

raxi 5y ago
One of my websites is blocked by Roskomnadzor, so I'd prefer an offshore registrar :(
- sodality2 5y ago
  Consider njal.la.

3np 5y ago

njal.la. Sign up via tor, pay with crypto. They'll never know where you're from, nor do they want to.

seanw444 5y ago
Ooo very nifty. Thank you.

missblit 5y ago

Regardless 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 ago
No, 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 ago

The best approach is probably to have multiple domains from multiple registrars and registries for your website.