The government has reportedly cited public interest and national security as the reasons for the ban, which seems to have been implemented by some ISPs like Jio and Ideas Vodafone
Popular file transfer service WeTransfer went off the radar for many across India today with reports coming in later in the evening that it has been blocked by the federal government. Responding to user complaints on social media, the company confirmed the block.
Early reports suggested that the Department of Telecommunications issued an order blocking the Netherland-based company’s file transfer service that is used to send large files (of up to 2GB for the free version) across the world using the cloud-based service.
As we write this, while some internet providers such as Reliance Jio and Idea-Vodafone have blocked access to WeTransfer, others such as ACT Fibernet continue to allow sharing of files across two email IDs, a fact that was checked by us before writing this piece.
The reason proffered by the federal government for taking this decision appears vague as the media reports merely say that it was done in the public interest and national security.
