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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 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.


Ordinary Russians willingly pay taxes that fund that war.


Ordinary people from anywhere "willingly" pay taxes because the alternative is jail time or worse.


Yeah, or, they may have to, you know, move.


Especially the ones who ran away from Russia in 2022 to avoid anything to do with this


I don't think they banned users based on citizenship. Maybe by accident, or some people forgot to update their addresses and perhaps payment methods.


They banned users based on any signal they have that those users are Russians


I thought they banned all .ru domains?




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