In a few days, a Moscow court will consider a case on a complaint from Roskomnadzor, which could result in restricting access to mailbox.org in Russia. Post service , in which he called the case an attempt to manifest censorship on the Internet, and promised to fundamentally fight this.
One of the central requirements of Roskomnadzor is that mailbox.org must register as a Russian telecommunications provider in order to access the service from Russia. The company does not agree with this opinion, as it does not maintain a website in Russian, does not use IT equipment in Russia, and does not advertise its services with an eye on Russian customers. As a result, mailbox.org sees no reason why it must register through Roskomnadzor.
But the company wrote that all these events are part of the desire of the Russian authorities to create a centralized, censored and controlled Internet in Russia: “We at mailbox.org consider this a blatant attack against freedom of speech and the press. From our point of view, Roskomnadzor is trying to pressure individual companies to set an example, lay the foundation and prepare for a larger purge of other Internet services in the future.”
The company also raised suspicions of political pressure on Roskomnadzor to more strictly regulate national Internet access without specific legal grounds. The choice of companies subject to the ban seems arbitrary to mailbox.org (recall that the postal services were blocked the other day и , and also required the closure of Scryptmail) - perhaps small companies are selected or they do not have a serious business in Russia, which do not want to get involved in tedious proceedings. However, mailbox.org is going to actively defend itself in court and will try to prevent the blocking of its services in Russia.
But if the ban is introduced, the company is ready to adapt and circumvent the bans, including with the help of the Tor-Exit-Node. However, mailbox.org warns in advance that users in Russia may still experience difficulties.
The company noted that the current Russian law governing internet services includes a provision requiring registered Russian providers to store all Russian user data on Russian servers accessible to law enforcement. The company assured that it would never comply with such a request.
Curiously, mailbox.org's note states that it accepts requests under German and European law, as well as "legally correct" international requests. The company also understands the need to fight online criminal activity, but calls for a delicate balance not to infringe on freedom of speech and the press. “Although Roskomnadzor claims that the bomb threats were allegedly sent from a mailbox.org account, our records show that we have not received any relevant requests for such information from the Russian authorities,” the company said.
Source: 3dnews.ru