Proton is leaving because Proton cannot control the flow of information here on the Fediverse.

Most corporations mimic social algorithms to their advantage, particularly, to suppress news and information that may not paint them in a good light. Proton cannot do that on the Fediverse.

When Proton rebranded a few years ago, which caused some people to lose their accounts with no refund, they silenced any complaints on both Facebook and Reddit. I know, because I was one of those people. Most of you were happy to have the new upgraded accounts, but if you had the original family plan, which they discontinued (only to start selling a new family plan months later), you were not a happy person to find out you lost your service.

Additionally, it has been brought to people's attention that Proton now falls under Us-jurisdiction. Proton would like to argue that is only for Proton Wallet, but our legal system does not allow a company to pick and choose. Plus, even if they could (you cannot), it means they could still be pressured and influence by US Politics and US Laws now. This was another little fact, Proton wanted to suppress, but cannot because the Fediverse is organic, and not centralized.

#Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonVpn #ProtonPass #ProtonDrive #ProtonWallet #ProtonCalendar #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey

The Proton cowards are now trying to say that the Trumpublican party is not the best choice and people are at the hands of Big Tech unless they use Proton. They thought they'd hide this from Mastodon users?
https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-data-requests-surge
#Proton #ProtonVPN #ProtonMail

I keep getting asked this (repeatedly).

" What about Proton VPN? I think they are in Europe."

Yo @protonprivacy! Paying customer here, currently fighting #fascism in the US. You need to fire Andy Yen immediately to make it clear that you are not on the side of dictators.

This is not a difficult decision.

https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/

#Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonVPN #ProtonPass #ProtonDrive #ProtonCalendar (lol) #ProtonPrivacy #ProtonExodus #Privacy #PrivacyMatters #DataPrivacy #FuckNazis #FuckFascism

Had anyone got receipts of proton CEO being fashy? Not doubting or anything, just want to see them.

Edit: archive in the replies

Tags: #ProtonMail #proton #protonVPN

Officially took my first step in divesting from #Proton: I dropped my 2-year Unlimited sub down to a monthly Mail Plus sub. I haven't been using a VPN in a while anyway, so I'm losing literally no functionality here. And the proration credit gives me nearly 2 years to get out, so... no rush, I guess.

When I finally need a VPN again, I think I'll go with #MullvadVPN. Still working out what email provider to move to...

@Sheep_Overboard Sorry i have no solution, but am just commiserating. Several years ago i tried #ProtonVPN near the end of whichever my current VPN was at that stage. Initially only the free option, but its speeds were so poor that it really gave me no reasonable opportunity for fair evaluation, so i bought a sub [can't recall now if it was a month, or a year]. Back in those years i was still a Netflix subscriber [it was before they began actively supporting / platforming #transphobes], & despite the other benefits of #VPN use, its primary purpose for me was NF #geododging. At that task it was hopeless, pathetic, so i instantly lost interest. I then had two substantial PITAs:

• they were utter arseholes wrt refunding me when i cancelled my plan. It took considerable corro, pleading, & ultimately threats to report them to Consumer Affairs [ofc a hollow threat, as they'd have done nothing], which eventually worked. Until this unsavoury experience, i had respected Proton.
• deleting the Linux app itself was straightforward, but i had a bugger of a time regaining network connectivity afterwards. It's too long ago now to recall actual specifics, but it was most inconvenient, & tbh also somewhat alarming.

Good luck, co-victim!

Extremely disappointed to find this "hot take" by @protonprivacy CEO Andy Yen.

https://archive.ph/McxeT

I am a paying customer to Proton, but will be migrating off the service at my next opportunity. Can someone please recommend a better service?

Bon bah, si je comprends bien faut écarter de ses outils de confidentialité numérique les services de @protonprivacy

En même temps ce n'est pas une fondation mais bien une société privée qui détient les services Proton Privacy, fallait s'attendre tôt ou tard à une dinguerie

#JeSuisDéception
#ProtonAG #ProtonMail #ProtonVPN #ProtonPrivacy