Protonmail is the second encrypted email provider in the last week to find itself blocked from its Russian users. Authorities in the country said bomb threats had been spammed out claiming that bombs had been planted in public places. The action was spurred by a wave of bomb threats, sent via email, that have targeted schools, universities, healthcare facilities, shopping malls and other public places in Russia since late November 2019. StartMail says that if Russia wants the offending accounts shut down it should follow the appropriate process rather than block the entire service.”]