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Yeah this decision really rubbed me the wrong way when it happened. Like many of the western sanctions, it disproportionately affected ordinary Russians over ol
by aftbit 3y ago
Yeah this decision really rubbed me the wrong way when it happened. Like many of the western sanctions, it disproportionately affected ordinary Russians over oligarchs. Even worse, it probably disproportionately affected what little scraps of free press remained in Russia. I understand Namecheap's logic, especially from the early days of the war, but it left a sour taste in my mouth about relying on them for business.
- lostmsu 3y agoOrdinary Russians willingly pay taxes that fund that war.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoEspecially the ones who ran away from Russia in 2022 to avoid anything to do with this
- lostmsu 3y agoI don't think they banned users based on citizenship. Maybe by accident, or some people forgot to update their addresses and perhaps payment methods.
- unsupp0rted 3y agoThey banned users based on any signal they have that those users are Russians
- aftbit 3y agoI thought they banned all .ru domains?
- aftbit 3y agoOrdinary people from anywhere "willingly" pay taxes because the alternative is jail time or worse.
- lostmsu 3y agoYeah, or, they may have to, you know, move.