Internet reports that the Karnataka High Court of India ruled on April 29 to immediately ban the encrypted mail service Proton Mail, citing the authorization of the country's Information Technology Act of 2008. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in January by a New Delhi design company alleging that its employees received offensive emails through the service. Proton Mail faced a proposed ban in March 2024 due to a "false bomb threat", but it was not implemented. The ruling reflects tighter global regulation of encrypted communication platforms, after Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France over content censorship issues. It is worth noting that Proton Mail's Swiss parent company provided user data to Spanish authorities in 2024, raising questions from privacy advocates about centralized services.