Namecheap: Russia Service Termination

Re:Namecheap: Russia Service Termination by falcolas on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:12PM (#30508394)

Economic damage is probably one of the most precise weapons we have that will damage a government yet which doesn't kill people (directly, I know quite well the impact of losing your income on your life in winter).

Could the US (UK, France, Germany, etc) hit Putin directly with a drone or missile strike? Quite possibly (though chances are pretty high that would look a lot like your "coward in a crowd" scenario).

But - pertinent to this conversation - can Namecheap's CEO hit Putin directly with a conventional weapon strike? No. He doesn't have bombs, drones, missiles, or guns. He has domain name registries and web hosting, and the ability to offer and not offer those services to others.

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Re:Namecheap: Russia Service Termination by antifa on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:05PM (#30508865)

Now Russian citizens will be forced to spend their money inside the Russian economy, how will Putin recover from this?

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Re:Namecheap: Russia Service Termination by anonAndOn on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @03:03AM (#30511041)

What economy? An unprecedented experiment has begun and should Putin persist many Russians will likely be paying for things with either gas, grass or ass in the coming weeks.

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Re:Namecheap: Russia Service Termination by meheleventyone on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @02:56AM (#30510986)

Oh come on, we can actually see what’s happening to the Russian economy including the capital flight.

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