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> Proton's leadership supported Trump and the GOP ... this again? Come on. The CEO once expressed support for Gail Slater as head of antitrust and subsequentl

> Proton's leadership supported Trump and the GOP ... this again? Come on. The CEO once expressed support for Gail Slater as head of antitrust and subsequently criticized lack of effective work towards tech regulation on the Democratic side in the same social media thread. Calling that support for either Trump or the entire GOP is a massive stretch, and throwing the claim out without context borders on disinformation.

notepad0x90 1y ago
He did in fact support the GOP since they will tackle "big-tech abuse" more (aka benefit proton): https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/ https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-tru... I can only assume they're actively donating to the GOP and trying lobby. In other words, it's not even support for trump that's a problem, but willingness and desire to get into bed with political parties that favor them in the moment (shouldn't at all).
- neobrain 1y ago
  > He did in fact support the GOP since they will tackle "big-tech abuse" more The context was that some GOP-affiliated politicians attended certain meetings for supporting tech regulation whereas democrats didn't. The article doesn't mention this original context but talks about the secondary tweets as if that had been Yen's primary message. > I can only assume they're actively donating to the GOP and trying lobby. In other words, it's not even support for trump that's a problem, but willingness and desire to get into bed with political parties that favor them in the moment (shouldn't at all). Do you have any other data point that supports these ideas, or are you extrapolating from this single specific event?
  - notepad0x90 1y ago
    i'm extrapolating as you said, but not by that specific event alone but repeated political meddling that comes from their leadership. They're looking to influence politicians. > The context was that some GOP-affiliated politicians attended certain meetings for supporting tech regulation whereas democrats didn't. The article doesn't mention this original context but talks about the secondary tweets as if that had been Yen's primary message. The context was around the time of the 2024 elections in the US. He didn't simply say that republicans attended their meeting or whatever, as you can clearly see, he expressed his beliefs about "corporate democrats" and how republicans are not beholden to corporations b.s. (this sh!t matters when you have reach!!).

notepad0x90 1y ago

He did in fact support the GOP since they will tackle "big-tech abuse" more (aka benefit proton): https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/ https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-tru... I can only assume they're actively donating to the GOP and trying lobby. In other words, it's not even support for trump that's a problem, but willingness and desire to get into bed with political parties that favor them in the moment (shouldn't at all).

neobrain 1y ago
> He did in fact support the GOP since they will tackle "big-tech abuse" more The context was that some GOP-affiliated politicians attended certain meetings for supporting tech regulation whereas democrats didn't. The article doesn't mention this original context but talks about the secondary tweets as if that had been Yen's primary message. > I can only assume they're actively donating to the GOP and trying lobby. In other words, it's not even support for trump that's a problem, but willingness and desire to get into bed with political parties that favor them in the moment (shouldn't at all). Do you have any other data point that supports these ideas, or are you extrapolating from this single specific event?
- notepad0x90 1y ago
  i'm extrapolating as you said, but not by that specific event alone but repeated political meddling that comes from their leadership. They're looking to influence politicians. > The context was that some GOP-affiliated politicians attended certain meetings for supporting tech regulation whereas democrats didn't. The article doesn't mention this original context but talks about the secondary tweets as if that had been Yen's primary message. The context was around the time of the 2024 elections in the US. He didn't simply say that republicans attended their meeting or whatever, as you can clearly see, he expressed his beliefs about "corporate democrats" and how republicans are not beholden to corporations b.s. (this sh!t matters when you have reach!!).