>... I don't appreciate companies calling me a monster...

At no point in that quote were you called a monster, nor were you specifically blamed for anything. This sentence is key:

>I sympathize with people that are not pro regime but ultimately even those tax dollars they may generate go to the regime.

I empathize with how difficult the Namecheap issue may have been for you, but Namecheap did not call you a monster. They simply didn't want the tax dollars generated from you going to a cause they may not support, even if that was never your intention. Simple as that.

Namecheap didn't ban people in Russia. They banned Russians... people who happen to have been born in the wrong place and aren't in that place.

Oh but they didn't ban them... they simply gave them 7 days to move.

Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters.

Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime.

>Oh but they're not calling them monsters, they're simply calling them people who support a regime of monsters.

>Oh but they're not calling them supporters of that monstrous regime, they're calling them funders of that monstrous regime.

INADVERTENTLY. That's how taxes work. I disagree with different presidents and their policies and their actions, but I don't go to the people who oppose that president, but still pay federal taxes, and call them monsters. Hell, I've felt uncomfortable knowing that my tax money was used for things I disagreed with, but I also know that that did not make me a monster.

You are not a monster. Nobody thinks that you are. You got screwed by Namecheap, and that fucking sucks, but you are not a monster.

Tax residency. For nearly a year neither am in Russia nor use a Russian bank nor pay taxes to Russian government yet had to encounter similar attitude where I was obligated to provide a non-Russian ID in order to continue using some services.

no way for me to do this. most companies are not like this but it feels like gradual lockout and the walls are closing in. thankfully I don't have family to support, but some do

I'm really curious about learning of some countries that don't provide ID cards to residents. One of the first things my family had to do when moving to any new country was go and get some kind of identification issued.

Every country I had been to, which is a lot, just uses your passport for identification. Unless you are a resident.

I am unsure how your response relates to my comment because I specified residency. I'm aware countries don't often issue ID cards to tourists or other non-residents.

I specified residency in my comment, because I (mistakenly, it seems) thought your mention of not paying Russian taxes or living in Russia meant you were a resident elsewhere. I'd be curious to learn more about what country issues almost-year-long visas without involving some sort of residency status.

It seems generally reasonable that people who have not actually formally immigrated from Russia and obtained residency elsewhere are affected by sanctions on Russian citizens.

Oh yeah, this for sure depends on what you mean by "resident". Countries do issue IDs to residents on paper but alas they don't issue IDs to de-facto residents.

If I legally reside in your country for a long time, do not use Russian financial system or pay taxes to Russian government, do not plan to return to Russia, haven't had a Russian customer in my freelancing career (not working in your country, that would be illegal, but working with customers in other countries) I know I'm a Russian tourist in your eyes and the eyes of immigration officers but no matter how you spin it legally in reality I've been a resident of your country.

How does Namecheap know what I'm doing inadvertently? They know I have the wrong-sounding name and the wrong passport perhaps.

What they don't know is where I live and to whom I pay taxes.

But hey: you can't ban all people in Russia from a platform without banning loads of people not in Russia too, right?

It's a difficult decision for them, with a lot of nuance and variables involved, so they likely opted for a path that was easier for them despite the fallout that might occur for users such as yourself. Bear in mind that I'm not defending Namecheap here, I just wanted to highlight that nobody considers you to be a monster and that I think you're being a bit too hard on yourself there. But by all means, be pissed at them for the simple fact that it happened.

Tbh. You're mad at the wrong people.

If a company bans you for having been born in the wrong country and having escaped, then who should you be mad at?

It's not about being born in that country. It's about paying taxes in that country.

There are also examples in that thread of people who got exceptions. One person was doing a notable job of protecting Russians against the regime.

And Namecheap is 95% Ukrainian it seems. So, raging about having 7 days to move seems inconsiderate considering the situation.

I'm sorry you're experiencing this. You have every right to be fuming mad. You don't deserve to be treated any differently, and I'm really sorry that you are.

You’re a sweetheart :)