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India's Karnataka High #Court has ordered the blocking of #Proton Mail over complaints of obscene #content, raising concerns about #privacy and #secure #communication.

This decision could hinder law-abiding citizens while failing to address the underlying issues.

It's another #legal challenge for Proton Mail in #India, following previous attempts to #restrict its use.

@protonprivacy

techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/indi

TechCrunch · Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail | TechCrunchThe ruling, which has yet to take effect, was ordered under India's online blocking laws.
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Similarities with the #MoralPanic of Today

Today, the #LGBTQ+ #community is facing a resurgence of #hate and #bigotry similar to the one during #TheBriggsInitiative #era. Several #factors highlight these similarities:

#Epidemic of #Hateful #Legislation #Targeting #LGBTQ+ Individuals: Just as #Proposition6 aimed to #ban #LGBTQ+ #individuals from #publicschool #jobs, modern #legislation in #RedStates seeks to #restrict #LGBTQ+ #rights, particularly targeting #transgender individuals.

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@dee If that nude was sent without explicit consent of the reciever then that's likely the reason for the ban if said person reported it.

Personally, I would NEVER EVER rely on any #proprietary and #centralized #singleVendor / #SingleProvider #Messenger or communications solution.

Unless one has complete access to the entire Frontend and Backend, consider all claims of #E2EE to be #marketing #lies - espechally from Providers like #Telegram, @signalapp@mastodon.world, #WhatsApp and others that may fall ounder #CloudAct or other types of #Cyberfacism.

Not to mention that the very linkage of a #PhoneNumber to a #Mesenger is inherently bad and wrong since those are not only easy to track but usually not available #anonymously in every juristiction.

#Signal itself is extra #insecure as they #restrict the availability of their services and App based off the presumed geolocation as per country code.

AND NO, YOU STILL NEED A PHONE NUMBER TO USE SIGNAL!!!

Needless to say that #XMPP+#OMEMO & #XMOO + #PGP/MIME just work and clients like @monocles #MonoclesChat are absolutely trivial to setup and use...