It doesn’t take a whole lot more “resources” to run a Mastodon account than a Reddit sub and I very much doubt they’d leave over hurt feelings. They’re just cozying up to the incoming “security” states and corpro sphere because they decided it’s in their interest to do so.

At worst, they’re already the man in the middle.

At best, they think if they publicly endorse the fascists they’ll be able to sell privacy to the masses.

They’re not assuming a goddamn thing, they’re lying because they think the audience is made of morons.

“What possible benefit would a tech corporation have in collaborating with the incoming fascists that have allied with technocratic figures like Musk and Thiel??? They sell privacy!”

Bro you just straight up need to either be more paranoid or not bother with things like VPNs in the first place, pick a lane!

Non-profit is a tax status not a business plan.

Same, especially because I can’t get on Pornhub without one anymore!

Definitely no conflict of interest from this chode.

The privacy vulnerability in a VPN service is the VPN provider. There have always been suspicions that some of these companies are involved with state agencies and you’ve got Proton’s CEO kissing the fascist ring, figure it out.