Post #3353661
2026-06-08 12:37 UTC
As it turns out... #Proton is financing (through advertising) some elements of the far right :( .
https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1tzbizh/proton_is_funding_the_french_far_right_on_youtube/
I've always been sceptical about this bunch, but given the lack of alternatives we ended up using their services in our coop, we labelled them as "the lesser evil" at the time so we could make a decision and jump to the next topic, and... Oh surprise (irony), it's not so lesser.
#FarRight #Privacy
Replies (3)
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@maya_b@hachyderm.io 2026-06-08 12:42
@castarco@hachyderm.io yea went through the same about a year ago when some other dubious stuff came out about them, and made the switch to Tuta. So far Tuta's been really good and the switch was pretty straightforward, and well documented by Tuta I waited until the end of my proton subscription and then jumped over rather than renewing.
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@IncHulk@mastodon.green 2026-06-08 13:32
@castarco@hachyderm.io Thanks. I have made a formal request for clarification from Proton - I will update here as soon as I get some info.
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@pgiulan@federate.social 2026-06-08 14:57
@castarco@hachyderm.io Context from Proton: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1u05xs2/comment/oqgihvq/