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I'll go out on a limb and say it: it's an American cybersecurity agency. Proton's CEO/Proton[1] loves the current US admin. I wouldn't be surprised if they comp

I'll go out on a limb and say it: it's an American cybersecurity agency. Proton's CEO/Proton[1] loves the current US admin. I wouldn't be surprised if they comply now and ask questions later, if at all. 1. According to the now-deleted Reddit comment from the official Proton account glazing Republicans, so I assume they were speaking on behalf of all of 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 have zero evidence except for the CEOs questionable public statements, but I wouldn't be surprised if Proton turned out to be the 21st century Crypto AG.

Yiin 1y ago
if I didn't knew better, that would sound plausible, but the truth is much more boring (for the better)
nerpderp82 1y ago
Proton is a honey watering hole pot. This has always been clear.
- southernplaces7 1y ago
  So clear that you can present the least evidence for it aside from the CEO's saying a thing or two that doesn't automatically spit on the current administration?
- illiac786 1y ago
  Please think a bit before posting. This feels like you didn’t stop to think that this could be seen as cheap and provocative by many. And yes, some quotes, references, or a modicum of argumentation around a divisive point of view is also a good idea.
- throw55es468 1y ago
  Proton has always been political, you see them supporting some protests, but not others.
- RandomBacon 1y ago
  Makes sense to me. I wanted to try Proton out when they were having a sale, but I could not complete the purchase because I was on Mullvad's VPN. I created a ticket, and when they got back to me 5 days later, they told me to disconnect from the VPN to sign up for Proton.
neobrain 1y ago
> Proton's CEO/Proton[1] loves the current US admin 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 "love for the current US admin" (which hadn't even taken office when those statements were made) is pure disinformation.
southernplaces7 1y ago
Half the American tech landscape is either running toward Trumps bed or bending right down and making all the right mating signals in hopes of some interest, but a few pro-republican comments from the Proton CEO should be held as immediately and deeply suspect of this company being a honeypot? People of all kinds can say certain positive things about the Republican Party for different reasons in specific contexts and not be fanatics you know. That's how using actual reasoning and nuanced discourse works in the world of not throwing your brain in the garbage through ideological rigidity.
- moogly 1y ago
  For me, at least, it's less about the initial comments than how he handled the fallout from it.
  - billy99k 1y ago
    Why should there be fallout from supporting the current admin? Tech companies colluded with the government during the biden administration to censor American citizens. I never saw any outrage. Only memory holing and denial
    - overfeed 1y ago
      > I never saw any outrage You probably aren't looking hard enough. There was plenty of outrage, and congressmen excoriated tech companies for "suppressing right-wing voice"
      - billy99k 1y ago
        Not in Liberal/Left leaning communities. They called for more censorship.
        overfeed 1y ago
        Yours is an entirely different argument to what gp was claiming, and undermines the crux of gps position.
halJordan 1y ago
Don't go out on a limb, RTFA. But then you wouldn't be able to have your cake and eat it too.

Yiin 1y ago

if I didn't knew better, that would sound plausible, but the truth is much more boring (for the better)

nerpderp82 1y ago

Proton is a honey watering hole pot. This has always been clear.

southernplaces7 1y ago
So clear that you can present the least evidence for it aside from the CEO's saying a thing or two that doesn't automatically spit on the current administration?
illiac786 1y ago
Please think a bit before posting. This feels like you didn’t stop to think that this could be seen as cheap and provocative by many. And yes, some quotes, references, or a modicum of argumentation around a divisive point of view is also a good idea.
throw55es468 1y ago
Proton has always been political, you see them supporting some protests, but not others.
RandomBacon 1y ago
Makes sense to me. I wanted to try Proton out when they were having a sale, but I could not complete the purchase because I was on Mullvad's VPN. I created a ticket, and when they got back to me 5 days later, they told me to disconnect from the VPN to sign up for Proton.

neobrain 1y ago

> Proton's CEO/Proton[1] loves the current US admin 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 "love for the current US admin" (which hadn't even taken office when those statements were made) is pure disinformation.

southernplaces7 1y ago

Half the American tech landscape is either running toward Trumps bed or bending right down and making all the right mating signals in hopes of some interest, but a few pro-republican comments from the Proton CEO should be held as immediately and deeply suspect of this company being a honeypot? People of all kinds can say certain positive things about the Republican Party for different reasons in specific contexts and not be fanatics you know. That's how using actual reasoning and nuanced discourse works in the world of not throwing your brain in the garbage through ideological rigidity.

moogly 1y ago
For me, at least, it's less about the initial comments than how he handled the fallout from it.
- billy99k 1y ago
  Why should there be fallout from supporting the current admin? Tech companies colluded with the government during the biden administration to censor American citizens. I never saw any outrage. Only memory holing and denial
  - overfeed 1y ago
    > I never saw any outrage You probably aren't looking hard enough. There was plenty of outrage, and congressmen excoriated tech companies for "suppressing right-wing voice"
    - billy99k 1y ago
      Not in Liberal/Left leaning communities. They called for more censorship.
      - overfeed 1y ago
        Yours is an entirely different argument to what gp was claiming, and undermines the crux of gps position.

halJordan 1y ago

Don't go out on a limb, RTFA. But then you wouldn't be able to have your cake and eat it too.