{"id":128231,"date":"2025-04-29T21:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=128231"},"modified":"2025-04-29T21:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:17:58","slug":"indian-high-court-orders-steps-to-block-proton-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=128231","title":{"rendered":"Indian high court orders steps to block Proton Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsA court in India has ordered the encrypted email service Proton Mail blocked in the country for refusing to share information with authorities.<br \/>\nIn an April 29 hearing of the High Court of Karnataka, Justice M Nagaprasanna ordered the government to \u201cblock forthwith\u201d domain names associated with Proton Mail, citing authority under the country\u2019s Information Technology Act of 2008. The order stemmed from a complaint filed in January by a New Delhi-based design firm, alleging that some of its employees received offensive emails through the service.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nIt\u2019s unclear whether the ban will take effect or face other possible challenges in court. The Proton team reported in March 2024 that Indian authorities had similarly proposed ordering the service blocked in response to alleged \u201choax bomb threats,\u201d but it continued to operate in the country.<br \/>\nThe crackdown on Proton Mail appeared to be part of a larger global trend to pursue action against platforms based on users\u2019 activities, such as the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France in part for allegedly failing to moderate illicit content. Cointelegraph reached out to Proton for comment but did not receive any response at the time of publication.<br \/>\nRelated: Crypto projects prepare to battle for privacy in Switzerland<br \/>\nIn Spain, Proton AG \u2014 the Swiss company behind the platform \u2014 provided information to the authorities about one of its users in 2024. The move had many privacy advocates questioning the security of their data with the centralized service.<br \/>\nVying for market share in the world\u2019s most populous country<br \/>\nCryptocurrency exchanges are no stranger to legally sanctioned crackdowns attempting to curtail their activities in a country, or in some cases, face blocks or bans. US authorities imposed sanctions on crypto mixing services like Tornado Cash in 2022, facing swift backlash from the industry and legal challenges, while South Korea reportedly blocked 14 exchanges on the Apple store for allegedly operating without the proper registration.<br \/>\nIn India, users face a 30% tax on profits from crypto trading, which has been in effect since April 2022. Though crypto firms operating in the country endure increasing regulatory oversight, India is estimated to have more than 100 million digital asset holders out of its roughly 1.4 billion people.<br \/>\nMagazine: Pok\u00e9mon on Sui rumors, Polymarket bets on Filipino Pope: Asia Express<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/indian-high-court-blocks-proton-mail?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsA court in India has ordered the encrypted email service Proton Mail blocked in the country for refusing to share information with authorities. In an April 29 hearing&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128231"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}