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Stolen from @vmstan

More analysis from @wiredfire:

It’s nothing to do with [difficulties in using multiple platforms]. It’s to do with the massive backlash they got on Fedi for their CEO being all Trumpy and somewhat horrible right wing. So they’ve run away because they were made to feel unwelcome on account of us not letting their BS fly.

Original screenshot is of the bio of https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy and wasn’t a post (that confused me for a sec).

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I care about the product feature set and price. Other considerations include environmental and societal impact as well as company billing reputation.

We should stop treating CEOs like celebrities

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

vpns are all about trust. there is none if the literal chairman of the vpn company is an actual fascist. escaping these people is the reason many use vpns in the first place.