Comment by Russian

5 years ago

I believe we should start a group lawsuit against Namecheap in US courts. The damage they will make will be much, MUCH greater than a domain name renewal cost. We didn't violate a single point of the agreement and nobody of us is in US SDN list. This specific company think it can fuck a contract just because they want and we should stop this. Internet is a territory of freedom where we do not sort people.

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NamecheapCEO  5 years ago

We have every right to choose who we do or don't do business with. We are a private company and are protected as such. If you need more time to move away, reach out.

  • can16358p  5 years ago

    How do you think this will affect trust of your customers?

    Not flaming, genuine question. Not Russian here though as a paying (and recommending) customer for Namecheap I can't think of the fact that someday I might be falling into a specific identity (nationality or otherwise) that Namecheap might suddenly stop doing business with even if I share the same views with NC, losing me at least hours and money for moving out of NC.

    • eindiran  5 years ago

      I can only comment for myself, but as a long time NC customer, this action and the behavior of the CEO in this thread has seriously damaged my ability to trust in the brand. The only redeeming bit of trust remaining is that they are too self-interested to discard US consumers this way since the US market is too lucrative, despite any deeply untoward behaviors the US government has done in the past / continues to do.

    • genocidicbunny  5 years ago

      I don't see why this action would affect your decision. Factoring in the risk that a business might suddenly stop wanting to interact with you has _always_ been part of the calculus.

      Private businesses are free to choose who they do business with. Getting randomly cut off has always been a possibility.

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  • Russian  5 years ago

    You are wrong. You can decline to renew a contract but you can't just drop an active one without consequences. We will teach you to respect the law and contracts.

  • WaitWaitWha  5 years ago

    But, you had a contractual agreement with them.

    • saalweachter  5 years ago

      And every contract not written by a ten year old has a termination clause.

      It's one of the most important parts of the contract; you should always make a point of reading it thoroughly even if you skim some of the rest.

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vmception  5 years ago

Do it, its a good time as any to remind people that “using their platform” is a two way street