Okay, so the CEO of Proton didn’t pass your purity test, I get it. But you know which CEOs also suck? The CEO of Google and the CEO of Microsoft. How can we expect secure and private alternatives to these ecosystems to flourish if we are constantly engaged in infighting? We will get nowhere if we reject every service that is short of perfect. Let’s keep our eyes on the bigger picture here.

Another hot take: I suspect that at least some of the hate directed at Proton is a smear campaign by some state actor who wants to see private online platforms fail.

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    can you really blame him?

    Yes I can. “I’m only doing my job” without using your brain is not an excuse anymore. And yes Trump is a dictator who invaded countries and even kidnapped a foreign president. He’s also got his own gestapo and boot lickers.

    It’s not a game, it’s a bribe given by a foreign company which makes it worse. You cannot really say “I will participate in this corruption game because Americans are stupid,” it’s immoral.

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      And yes Trump is a dictator who invaded countries and even kidnapped a foreign president.

      None of that’s got anything to do with the definition of a dictator, tbh. He’s TRYING to be one, but as the current midterms show he’s not there yet. Hopefully ever.

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      And yes Trump is a dictator

      You are not a serious person. Dictator != bad leader. So long as Trump was democratically elected he is not a dictator. I’m not sure if you’re American but if you are, please take more responsibility for your countries electoral choices.

      It’s not a game

      You’re right it’s not a game, it’s a fight for survival. Encrypted services are being attacked in the EU, Australia, Canada, India, China, and the US. The CEO is trying to do what he can to keep his company afloat before some stupid anti-encryption prevents him from accessing his biggest consumer base. Is a bribe playing dirty? Sure. But the other team is also playing dirty

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        So long as Trump was democratically elected he is not a dictator.

        Lmfao. Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, the three most (in)famous dictators in history, were all “democratically” elected. So was Putin, Ghadaffi, Orban, and Hussein, and those are just off the top of my head.

        Read a fucking book dude.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup

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          Yeah and what happened to elections once they came to power?

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            oh you jumped off of our conversation but kept going at the exact same topic here? cool

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        So long as Trump was democratically elected he is not a dictator.

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          No he wasn’t. Hitler lost his election, got appointed, then usurped power.