Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
theintercept.com
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

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.

    • wax@feddit.nu
      21·
      4 days ago

      Same. Considered getting a domain for my email, but ended up just switching directly to the protonmail domain. Regretting that now.

      • cygnus@lemmy.ca
        111·
        4 days ago

        Getting your own domain is the best thing you can do, regardless of provider - it means they can’t lock you in anymore.

        • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
          8·
          4 days ago

          I gotta get a personal domain just for email, I don’t really want my personal life mixed in with our small business domain; both due to the nature of the products and because I don’t want to dox myself on either side of the work/life gulf. It’s a shame too, because I am actually proud of our garage business.

          • cygnus@lemmy.ca
            5·
            4 days ago

            I totally get that; I have three domains (work, personal, and one only for online services / aliases)

        • wax@feddit.nu
          3·
          4 days ago

          And the main reason I didn’t get a domain? Because I couldn’t come up with a good domain name. Naming stuff is always hard.

          • cygnus@lemmy.ca
            2·
            4 days ago

            It is hard. I made up a name that sounds like it would be a webmail provider (it has “mail” in the name).

            • Rogue@feddit.uk
              2·
              4 days ago

              Surely the point of your own domain is to personalise it? Why would you go for something generic?

              • cygnus@lemmy.ca
                1·
                4 days ago

                I use it with aliases for online signups, so the genericness is a feature, not a bug.

          • cygnus@lemmy.ca
            31·
            4 days ago

            Email is already bad for privacy, and WHOIS protection solves most of the rest. And obviously don’t buy a personally-identifiable domain if that’s a concern.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      4 days ago

      Only way to make sure your email isn’t run by a Nazi is to run it yourself.

      Unless you’re a Nazi in which case FUCK OFF

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Signed up last month because I had something to protect. Looking into Tuta. Anyone know a comparable free vpn?

    • potate@lemmy.ca
      2·
      4 days ago

      Dagnabbit - I went all in on Proton as well. Why is it so hard to find an email provider that respects privacy and isn’t run by people with ‘problematic’ views (i.e. people who wish people like me didn’t exist)

    • warm@kbin.earth
      717·
      4 days ago

      While the comments were not welcome and left a sour taste, we are blowing it a bit out of proportion here.