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Proton Mail says it’s “politically neutral” while praising Republican Party (theintercept.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24846782

Summary

Proton Mail, known for its privacy-first email services, faced backlash after CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party and its antitrust stance.

The company initially posted and deleted a statement supporting Yen’s comments, later claiming an “internal miscommunication” and reiterating its political neutrality.

Critics question Proton’s impartiality, particularly as it cooperates with Swiss authorities on legal data requests.

Privacy advocates warn that political alignments could undermine trust, especially for Proton’s users—journalists and activists wary of government surveillance under administrations like Trump’s.

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[–] sudneo@lemm.ee -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A complete nothing burger. Also, if the trust depends on what the CEO says on Twitter, you are doing it wrong. Trust comes from technical controls, legally binding documents, jurisdiction, organizational structure. All these things are totally fine with Proton.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It has since been deleted, but it was touted as an "official response" from the company. So it wasn't just some shitpost by the CEO

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I still don't understand why people got upset about this. Because it implied Republicans might do something good?

[–] NotForYourStereo@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Yes, implying FASCISM might actually be a good thing is bad.

"You know, maybe Hitler had a point after all..."

Dipshit.