Security News > 2022 > March > Namecheap offers free anonymous hosting, domains for anti-Putin sites
US-based domain registrar Namecheap announced today that it will provide sites protesting the current regime in Russia and Belarus with free domains and web hosting.
Namecheap has more than 1,700 employees across 18 countries and manages more than 14 million domains worldwide.
"Effective immediately, we will begin offering free anonymous hosting and domain name registration to any anti-Putin anti-regime and protest websites for anyone located within Russia and Belarus," the company said today.
This decision comes on the heels of Namecheap banning customers registered in Russia, saying that it will no longer provide them with services after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The company also asked Russians to move top-level domains to other providers until March 6 and offered to help those who needed help with the move.
Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall also told Russians angry about the company's decision that they have a lot of other providers they can choose to get the same services.