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Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new "king"
Update: position got backed up by an official Proton post on Mastodon, it's an official Proton statement now. https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/113833073219145503
Update 2, plot-twist: they removed this response from Mastodon - seems they realize it exploded into their face!
So Proton is out.
Sorry, I won't trust a service that licks fascist boots.
Burned my accounts, moved to Tuta.
Gotta kiss the new king's ass so he doesn't go after you.
I thought they are based in Switzerland
I don't want to mix tech with politics, but what in the actual fuck?
How is it possible to not mix tech and politics?
Politics are mixed with everything.
In that case, I see this as speak with your wallet moment. That statement has done it for me and I am dropping proton for Tuta or something else.
Couldn't have said it any better.
Sure. That’s exactly why small businesses thrive in democrat cities, right? And exactly why more small business popped up under Biden, right?
Gimme a break. People are so blind and dumb.
Been using their paid service for months. I have so many aliases. I'm just surprised. Surely this company knows its biggest user base has to be too educated to let this slide.
I’m not sure what’s worse, kissing the ring or taking that Trump post seriously. He obviously did not write it, and he also obviously only makes statements like this to threaten others and secure their loyalty. Here we are a month later, and some of the richest tech bros in the country are expected at his inauguration.
Theres the real problem with repugs. They think they are the "little guy"s
Yeah this really makes me doubt the security of the service.
I literally signed up for their VPN last night since NordVPN doesn't offer port forwarding. . . Oh well, I can 30 day guarantee it and get mullvad I guess. All I lost was a bit of time setting it up in all my containers, and any respect I had for Proton
I would personally recommend Windscribe. They have a free tier, and include port forwarding, unlike Mullvad
Honestly I'll still be using Proton and recommending it because it's just good and a net benefit for everyone, but goddammit Andy you should've taken Swiss neutrality to heart this time and not said anything.
Edit: The comments are so bloodthirsty. The primary shareholder of Proton AG, the newly established Swiss non-profit Proton Foundation, will be fine despite Andy's takes on social media.
It's good to be critical but we should also recognize when to protect the good things we have instead of being quick to abandon it.
just so you know they have doubled down on their official Proton account. It is not just Andy's opinion: https://lemm.ee/post/52665828/17509919 https://old.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1i1zjgn/comment/m7ahrlm
Fuck Proton. Use Mullvad instead.
Ahh yes, Mullvad email and drive. Both great products!
He went after big tech as a punishment for fact checking the bullshit coming from his administration and his followers. That was it.
Now that all big tech has turned away from democrats (probably as punishment for their antitrust lawsuits), we will see a much different perspective from the Trump administration.
Link to the source.
Please dont post screenshots of text. Link to the source
https://nitter.poast.org/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660#m
they doubled down on mastodon (the official account too) but now it's deleted. Here's their comment on reddit: https://archive.ph/quYyb
Wow. That reddit comment is fucked. Definitely not what I would have expected from a company like Proton. And that's a company statement too, not just a single executive.
The only time the swiss aren't neutral, and it's this lmao
Has been verified elsewhere
Someone remind me, what's the first chapter in On Tyranny?
Too bad, I was considering their service when my VPN service ran out. Not excluding them outright, but will have to keep a eye on it.
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