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"'I don’t like that he made this donation' — Mullvad CEO reacts to co-founder’s donation to controversial Swedish populist party" (www.techradar.com)
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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And all you mfers were on about Andy Yen making a single tweet glazing Gail Slater.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 34 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Turns out lots of people can be shitty at once.

It also wasent a single tweet. It was tweets/comments plural, with him also talking about how the GOP was immune from the influence of big tech (ultra mega LOL) and would take them to task (a stunningly, knee slappingly stupid statement), that the GOP was the new "party of the little guy (holy fucking shit was that tone deaf)," then him using right wing phrasing and talking points to defend himself before finally defaulting to the same defense as Mullvad just did. "We are a political company that should not say political things, I.e. we have shitty political opinions that will cost us money once people find out about them so we will shut up now."

The proton CEO has not once apologized or said he was wrong about the Trump admin, even after they fired Gail Slater in the first year, the person he praised in his first effusive tweet about how great the incoming Trump admin was.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] rainwall@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That an edited timeline that leaves out many of his Reddit comments, but it still doesnt paint him in a good light.

Everything he said about the Trump admin was wrong flat out, and not once has he acknowledged it. A very convenient stance he took, praising them and now opting to "not say anything." Its almost like that just leaves the praise of the GOP with no rebuttal from Proton.