Namecheap revoked the domain of a digital memorial honouring the victims of Israel’s targeted murder of journalists in Gaza. The revocation removed an archive of over 16,000 videos, most of which documented Israel’s genocide and war crimes.

Namecheap allowed an Israeli website to register in May 2024 that targeted Palestinian children. The US-based firm justified its decision to delete the journalism archive by claiming that the content: “promotes, encourages, or depicts cruelty toward humans or animals.”

The ‘Zionism Observer’ X account, which ran the archive, said that the videos catalogued atrocities by Israel. These crimes included the murder of children and the blocking of ambulances. The account has engaged in a debate with Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall about the deletion, accusing him of lying and deflecting in his responses, including a claim that they had requested the move to a different domain registrar

For those who don’t already know, Namecheap is a domain registrar and hosting company that very openly supports Ukrainian neo-nazis. They’re based out of Pheonix, AZ, USA and exploit a lot of cheap labor in western Ukraine. They also banned all Russian people from using their services in 2022.

If you use them for domain registration or hosting services, please consider transferring somewhere else asap.