In an unexpected mask off “secure” email and VPN provider Proton took the stance of siding with the fascist MAGA Reps. Proton’s services are no option for me and many others any longer. Let’s collect and discuss alternatives (E2E encrypted email and VPN) here 🔐👇

Always try to provide:

-Server location (jurisdiction)

-Governance

-Integrity/trustworthiness/transparency

-User experience/ease of use (grade 1 to 10, lets take Proton as a benchmark with an 8)

-Pricing and links

If you know alternative setups, feel free to share, too.

#ProtonExodus

Background: https://lemmy.ca/comment/13913116

Edit:typo

    • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
      35·
      9 hours ago

      Archives in case they delete it:

      https://web.archive.org/web/20250115165213/https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/113833073219145503

      https://archive.is/lBQd8

      Text copy of their post:

      Corporate capture of Dems is real. In 2022, we campaigned extensively in the US for anti-trust legislation.

      Two bills were ready, with bipartisan support. Chuck Schumer (who coincidently has two daughters working as big tech lobbyists) refused to bring the bills for a vote.

      At a 2024 event covering antitrust remedies, out of all the invited senators, just a single one showed up - JD Vance.

      By working on the front lines of many policy issues, we have seen the shift between Dems and Republicans over the past decade first hand.

      Dems had a choice between the progressive wing (Bernie Sanders, etc), versus corporate Dems, but in the end money won and constituents lost.

      Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.

      • XNX@slrpnk.net
        41·
        2 hours ago

        This doesn’t seem bad? Its true dems embraced the corporate side. The republicans suck and are only going after tech until tech bows down to them (like zuck has been doing) but the post isn’t really outrageous or worse than the first tweet

        • Arcka@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          58 minutes ago

          Right? So much of this seems like people not able to tell if actions are good or bad independent of who takes the action. There’s no way their team could ever do anything bad, and anything done by the other team is automatically bad.

          God forbid you try to reinforce a rare good behavior from someone who’s also done a lot of horrendous things.

      • errer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        9 hours ago

        Here’s what I don’t get: if the leadership at Proton believes this shit, why share it on social media at all? It clearly isn’t going to make anyone in the left happy. Are they trying to capture porn-loving MAGA?