ProtonMail blocked in Russia

TenFour · 12 Mar 2019, 06:56 PM

ProtonMail blocked, which may be a shot back at those protesting Russia's plan to route the entire Internet through a node under state control, which some call an "Internet kill switch."

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/ru...ks-protonmail/

Internet kill switch: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/11/ru...ional-program/

pjwalsh · 13 Mar 2019, 01:59 AM

Update on the attempted blocking of ProtonMail email servers in Russia
ProtonMail Blog
March 12

The block does not prevent Russian citizens from using or accessing ProtonMail, it just makes it difficult for Russian mail servers (like mail.ru) to communicate with ProtonMail. As of now, the blocks are still in place, but we have implemented some technical measures to largely reduce the impact of the blocks, so services in Russia are operational at this time. If the situation changes, we will take additional measures as necessary to ensure the proper functioning of ProtonMail in Russia.

12 Mar 2019, 06:56 PM	#1
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,719	ProtonMail blocked in Russia ProtonMail blocked, which may be a shot back at those protesting Russia's plan to route the entire Internet through a node under state control, which some call an "Internet kill switch." https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/ru...ks-protonmail/ Internet kill switch: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/11/ru...ional-program/

13 Mar 2019, 01:59 AM	#2
pjwalsh Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 312	Update on the attempted blocking of ProtonMail email servers in Russia ProtonMail Blog March 12 The block does not prevent Russian citizens from using or accessing ProtonMail, it just makes it difficult for Russian mail servers (like mail.ru) to communicate with ProtonMail. As of now, the blocks are still in place, but we have implemented some technical measures to largely reduce the impact of the blocks, so services in Russia are operational at this time. If the situation changes, we will take additional measures as necessary to ensure the proper functioning of ProtonMail in Russia.