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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!

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[–] archchan@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] tomatol@lemm.ee 7 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Fuck Proton. Use Mullvad instead.

[–] asap@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Ahh yes, Mullvad email and drive. Both great products!