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Andy Yen's values are incompatible with Proton's mission. He advocates for poor security practices, supports fascists, and he verbally abuses his subordinates. As such, I can no longer in good conscience continue to financially support a company with such terrible leadership.

Unfortunately for me, my subscription just renewed last month on a multi year plan, but it does give me time to browse for and experiment with alternatives.

If you're able, I encourage you to do the same and cite Andy Yen as the driving factor for your decision. We can't let these tech bro fascists destroy what little semblance of privacy we have left.

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[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 hours ago

No, you're the one that refuses to see where Proton is heading with a CEO like that.

The only reason I'm paying for Proton is their supposed values, but clearly under his leadership they're completely opposite to what they claim publicly.

If Proton is going to use my money to push out slop, I might as well use any other email provider that at least won't lie to my face about it.