cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/30934764

The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

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      2 days ago

      Official company announcement, not only personal one.

      Proton has position itself as a service for those who want to avoid big tech spying on them and unfair government prosecution. It is then very charring that they officially support a party that is trying to go out of their way to reduce women/lgbtq rights and invited the whole cabal of big tech as guests of honor to the innaguration.

      If their mission and their messages do not align, it’s normal that customers are concerned.

      I would be concerned of they officially supported any other party, but this case is specially outrageous.

      Be a bit practical here people, Imagine the right-wingers saying “Oh no, he donated to left wingers, reeeeeeeee”

      This might be sarcasm right? They went full reeee with Nike, Gillette, Budweiser, Costco…

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        They did now, didn’t they, I’m simply gonna wait until Trump in his magnificent stupidity tries sanctioning Proton

        Let’s see Andy come out of that

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      Nah… Much better to take the pitchforks out for every little shit one reads in the internet and pretend to be a good guy to accumulate fake internet points.

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          2 days ago

          Really, the stupidity of some netizens on these daily “scandals” is astounding. It’s like they’re always looking for something/someone to be upset about. People, nobody cares which service/browser/whatever you use, so no need to announce everywhere that you’re leaving. Just leave.

          For instance: https://lemm.ee/post/53975606

          LOL, jusk ask for alternative, man. No need to put a story behind that.