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.
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
I still don’t understand why people got upset about this. Because it implied Republicans might do something good?
I know, I read about this whole thing ad nauseam