How to block someone on proton mail

To block someone on Proton Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Block a sender in the Proton Mail web interface

1. Log in to your Proton Mail account on the web interface.
2. Go to the "Settings" icon (represented by a gear) in the top right corner of the page.
3. Click on "Filters" from the dropdown menu.
4. Click on "Block" in the left-hand menu.
5. Enter the email address or domain you want to block in the "Block" field.
6. Choose the type of blocking you want to apply:
   • "Block all emails from this sender" will block all emails from the specified sender.
   • "Mark as spam" will mark emails from the specified sender as spam, but still deliver them to your inbox.
7. Click "Save" to apply the block.

Method 2: Block a sender in the Proton Mail mobile app

1. Open the Proton Mail app on your mobile device.
2. Tap the "Settings" icon (represented by a gear) in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down to the "Filters" section.
4. Tap "Block" and then "Add Block".
5. Enter the email address or domain you want to block in the "Block" field.
6. Choose the type of blocking you want to apply:
   • "Block all emails from this sender" will block all emails from the specified sender.
   • "Mark as spam" will mark emails from the specified sender as spam, but still deliver them to your inbox.
7. Tap "Save" to apply the block.

Method 3: Block a sender using Proton Mail's "Report spam" feature

1. Open an email from the sender you want to block in your Proton Mail inbox.
2. Click the three dots at the top right corner of the email.
3. Select "Report spam" from the dropdown menu.
4. Confirm that you want to report the email as spam.
5. Proton Mail's algorithms will automatically block future emails from this sender.

Note that blocking a sender on Proton Mail will not delete any existing emails from that sender in your inbox. If you want to delete all emails from a specific sender, you can use the "Delete" feature instead.