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2 Months old Post that i saw now: Proton Mail says it’s “politically neutral” while praising Republican Party (theintercept.com)
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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.

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[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The actual solution to that is using your own domain for email which can then be transferred between providers. But yeah changing everything again is annoying.