It appears that mobile customization service app Zedge has been blocked on certain Internet Service Providers and mobile operators in India.(Hat tip - Harish Krishnan) The app displays the following message for certain Vodafone Mumbai users: "ZEDGE is currently blocked by certain Internet Service Providers and Mobile Operators in INDIA due to decree issued by the DOT and Indian High Court. This means that many users in India are unable to use this app and our websites. We are doing our best to find a solution to this problem and will let you know what you can do to help when we learn more. As always, thanks for being a Zedger!" We tried using Zedge's Android app on Vodafone Mumbai connection and got a "Invalid response from server error" message. The app however seems to work fine on Idea Cellular (Mumbai) and on Loop Mobile. It's not clear as to which DoT and Indian High Court order the app is referring here and which High Court has issued this order. If you have a copy of the court order, please share it with us at apurva@medianama.com. According to a post on the company's official Facebook page, Zedge seems to be facing this issue from March 2013. While the company hasn't disclosed any specific reason for this block, Zedge informed that it is working on resolving this issue. However, it looks like the issue hasn't been resolved yet. Zedge Website Block: It also seems like the service block is more widespread than the…
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