Why “Namecheap” is being discussed
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There's also https[//]microg.cc and https[//]microg.net, both masquerading as homepages for MicroG, and Duckduckgo finds several more. I actually reported th…
by mzajc · Oct 20, 2026
Namecheap supports genocide https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/01/03/namecheap-gaza... Have been happy with Porkbun so far.
by Georgelemental · Oct 19, 2026
The Hacker News community didn’t see any problem at all in 2022 when NameCheap massively revoked the registrations of everyone with Russian passports. Everyone fervently support…
by allarm · Oct 19, 2026
namecheap was created in 2000, maybe today cheap is such a bad word to have in the name but not in the year 2000, when buying .coms was the hype equivalent of chatting with AI t…
by freecodeio · Oct 19, 2026
> I regret getting a .io domain Same. Mine's less important than email, more for personal projects with a nice URL, but I still feel the pain of switching. > I'm looking to move…
by emilburzo · Oct 19, 2026
Namecheap has a lousy alert system for expiring domains.. I lost 2 and moved over to porkbun
by M_bara · Oct 19, 2026
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Namecheap, Inc. is an American domain name registrar and web hosting service company based in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall. The company provides domain name registration, web hosting, SSL certificates, content delivery network services, email hosting, privacy protection, and other internet-related services. Read more on Wikipedia