Source: Cointelegraph
Original: “Indian High Court Orders Ban on Proton Mail Service”
A court in India has ordered the ban of the encrypted email service Proton Mail in the country, citing the platform's refusal to provide user information to authorities.
During a hearing on April 29 at the Karnataka High Court, Judge M Nagaprasanna ordered the government to "immediately block" domains associated with Proton Mail, using powers granted under the country's Information Technology Act of 2008. This ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in January by a design company in New Delhi, which accused some of its employees of receiving abusive emails through the service.
It remains unclear whether the ban will take effect or face other challenges in court. The Proton team reported in March 2024 that Indian authorities had similarly requested a ban on the service, citing alleged "false bomb threats," but the platform continued to operate in India.
The crackdown on Proton Mail appears to be part of a larger trend of global actions against platforms based on user activity. For example, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France, partly due to allegations of failing to regulate illegal content. Cointelegraph has reached out to Proton for comment but had not received a response by the time of publication.
In 2024, the Swiss company behind the platform, Proton AG, provided information about a user to Spanish authorities. This move raised concerns among many privacy advocates regarding the data security of centralized services.
Competing for Market Share in the World's Most Populous Country
Cryptocurrency exchanges are no strangers to legal sanctions from various countries attempting to limit their activities, and in some cases, they face bans or blockades. In 2022, U.S. authorities imposed sanctions on crypto mixers like Tornado Cash, which faced strong opposition and legal challenges from the industry; meanwhile, reports indicated that South Korea blocked 14 exchanges in the Apple Store for operating without proper registration.
In India, cryptocurrency trading profits are subject to a 30% capital gains tax (effective from April 2022). Despite increasingly stringent regulations faced by crypto businesses operating in India, the estimated number of digital asset holders in this country of approximately 1.4 billion people has surpassed 100 million.
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