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.

  • futatorius@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    it’s seems very similar to what the country was doing in WW1 and WW2

    In WW2, they got quite rich storing Nazi loot.

    • Vinstaal0@lemmy.world
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      Exactly my point.

      Considering Porton AG is owned by a foundation it is harder for the CEO to get rich of it so Ill just wait and see what happens