Godaddy, Mirroring Hetzner’s Earlier Decision, Discontinued Its Services for Customers from Russia
Recently, it was announced that users or contacts located in the Russian Federation will face the termination of their accounts and hosting services with Hetzner, by December 31, 2023.
Service Discontinuation Announcement for Russian Federation Clients
Users involved in domain registrations are given until the mentioned deadline to begin migrating their domains to a different registrar. Instructions for this domain transfer process are accessible on the company’s website. This decision affects various services, including domain registration and other products.
Regarding other services, access to all relevant data and content will cease after December 31, 2023. GoDaddy makes it clear that backups will not be available post this cutoff date. It is advisable for users to proactively extract their data and move any applicable products to an alternative service provider.
Post the termination date of the account or service, accessibility will be entirely revoked. The company extends its gratitude for past collaboration and apologizes for any resulting inconveniences.
This development is part of a broader pattern of digital service and product isolation in certain global regions, reflecting ongoing international political and economic dynamics. It underscores the necessity of having robust digital asset management strategies and the ability to swiftly adapt to evolving conditions in the international digital landscape.
Original message from GoDaddy:
Important Notice
Our records indicate you or a contact listed in your account may be located in the Russian Federation. If our records are correct, your account(s) and/or affected product(s) will be terminated as of December 31, 2023.
For domain registrations, you have until December 31, 2023 to initiate the transfer of any impacted domain(s) to a registrar of your choice, subject to the incoming transfer restrictions of other registrars. For instructions on transferring domains, see https://www.godaddy.com/help/transfer-my-domain-away-from-godaddy-3560
For all other products, your access to all data and content on file with us will be terminated as of December 31, 2023, and we will not be able to provide you with backups. Accordingly, we are respectfully asking you to retrieve your data and transfer any products you have with us to a new provider prior to that date.
You will not have access to your account(s) and/or affected product(s) once they are terminated.
We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience.
So, if you use hosting services from GoDaddy, and you are in Russia, migrate ASAP.
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