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fmcoderon Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

This doesn't seem to be the case. I registered my Hetzner account while living in Russia, and in 2022 I emigrated, and updated address - I did not get any termination letter. Looks like they are banning only those who presently live in Russia - not everybody who ever lived there.

fmcoderon Hetzner is terminating contracts with all users who had a Russian postal address

> Actions have consquences

Actions performed by one set of people (government). Consequences are for average Russians, who don't have any say. Those who "actioned" did not face any consequences still, and I don't think they will.

Almost 2 years passed since invasion, EU still buys resources from Russia. Children of Russian politics still live and study abroad, EU and US included. But average Russians, yes, they faced a lot.

fmcoderon Tell HN: If You Are in Russia

Have tried it with my parents, unfortunately, they eat all this crap from Putin's TV. People who are brainwashed can't really be talked into reason. Politics start and end wars, but a person can break ties with his family irreversible because of those in-family political discussions.

fmcoderon Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

I don't. I just don't see a logic in this. Our government and Russian people are different realities. We just happen to reside on the same territory. It's easy to say sitting on your couch "why don't you protest" or "why didn't you flee the country" when it's not you who has to do it.

fmcoderon Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

Yup, it's actually making things harder for us to move away from Russia. One more thing to deal with. And this NameCheap's decision didn't hurt Putin even a tiny bit.

fmcoderon Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

I'm moving our of Russia with my family. I was glad that my business was already outside of it. Now this domain stuff just added up to a pile of problems I must solve.

And the effect is negative - I moved domains out of NameCheap to Russia simply because any other US or EU based registrar can do the same crazy thing and are not trusted.

So Putin's regime actually got more money out of this.

fmcoderon Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

Namecheap sent this email to Russian customers.

fmcoderon Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

Isn't it a discrimination based on nationality? We're a small company in Russia and things are already hard for us. And now this. We do not support Putin or his war, why hit on us?