Namecheap is banning Russians, asks them to switch registrars

[MrD]

Domain registrar Namecheap is emailing customers registered in Russia saying it will no longer provide them with services because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"Unfortunately, due to the Russian regime's war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, we will no longer be providing services to users registered in Russia," the company says in the emails sent earlier today.

"While we sympathize that this war may not affect your own views or opinion on the matter, the fact is, your authoritarian government is committing human rights abuses and engaging in war crimes so this is a policy decision we have made and will stand by."

Namecheap also asked Russian users to move their top-level domains to other providers until March 6 and offered to help those who reach out for assistance with the move.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/namecheap-is-banning-russians-asks-them-to-switch-registrars/

I consider this to be too extreme as they are a lot of small and medium entrepreneurs and businesses that are legit, anti-war and do not support Putin's invasion(s).