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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    392 days ago

    I think at this point in the USA it’s very clear:

    If you’re “politically neutral”, you’re Republican.

    I (and very many others) may not agree with the democrats, but since we only got two parties there, it’s damage-control. And any sane person (that would like to have a non-dystopian future) votes against Trump…

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      61 day ago

      Neutrality only ever helps the aggressors. Hitlers Europe strategy was predicated on the Swiss doing nothing in response to the annexation of Austria and occupation of France.

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        172 days ago

        Yes, I know, I’m also not from the USA from a “neutral” state (Austria)…

        Actually, especially if you’re European, even the democrats are more right-leaning, i.e. comparable with the conservative parties here.

        No one is actually politically neutral…