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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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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The thing is, he raises a lot of very accurate points about the Democratic party. Dems are captured by corporations; they're unwilling to do what the people want, and what is in the best interests of the people, because that hurts their flow of money. And yes, tech companies are kissing Trump's ass because he's volatile enough that he could very well regulate them out of business if they aren't sucking his dick. Additionally, prior to his MAGA phase, Vance does appear to have been much more populist in his approach to corporations; he was saying some of the right things, even if his social policies were trash.

[–] SuperZorro@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 year ago

A lot of the dems are truly "captured" by corps. But that's not what he said, he said the Republicans, who are 100% managed by corps, are better. That's insane. And don't start with Vance misinformation, he is owned and run by Peter Thiel.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

he was saying some of the right things, even

Vance consistently talks about of both sides of his mouth. He will tell whomever he is talking to what they/their viewers want to hear.

His autobiography is verified fiction.

He's not this kinda getting it but confused figure, that's the costume he wears to try to gather votes from the left.