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[-] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

We can argue about the nuances of the reasoning; but the crux of the matter is that the CEO posted a statement that praised Trump and criticized the Democrats; and the followed up with an "official Proton position" which doubled down - again praising the Republican party and criticizing the Democrats.

This cannot be described as 'politically neutral', regardless of what reasoning or opinions underpin it.

[-] sudneo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

They have never been politically neutral when it comes to antitrust and privacy (well, antitrust has direct implication for privacy). They spell that out as the exception quite clearly, an thankfully they are not. In this context, praising Trump and/or criticizing democrats in this context is A-okay for me. I did not have a problem even with that being their official position, TBH, but I can agree that it was a poor decision.

They did similar posts in the past, see https://proton.me/blog/trump-controls-nsa-fbi or even similarly political content like this. Additionally, most of the orgs they donate to are clearly politically aligned.

So I genuinely don't see the problem in them having a clear position on antitrust, even if it happens to praise trump or republicans.