[rmnc]

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]

> 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]

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]

>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]

One of my websites is blocked by Roskomnadzor, so I'd prefer an offshore registrar :(

[sodality2]

Consider njal.la.

[missblit]

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]

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]

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

[3np]

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

[seanw444]

Ooo very nifty. Thank you.

[thrwyoilarticle]

All of this also applies to the sanctions making the ruble and Russian stock market crumble. It's a piece of a larger whole.

[Handytinge]

Keep explaining to the Russian person why these actions impacting their life are good.

[feydaykyn]

Since no one said it, many thanks for your courage and actions opposing Putin!