Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”

Update: position got backed up by an official Proton post on Mastodon, it’s an official Proton statement now. https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/113833073219145503

Update 2, plot-twist: they removed this response from Mastodon - seems they realize it exploded into their face!

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    Another tech dipshit, whose wealth allows him to exist outside the realm of reality, bending the knee to an anti-democratic felon rapist so he can get some handouts.

    Pathetic loser.

    Growing up, if you had told me half or more of America would end up elevating a rapist to the presidency and prostrating themselves at his feet, I’d have laughed you out of the room. This nation has sunk LOW.

    NordVPN is superior in every way. If you have ProtonVPN, dump it and swap to Nord.

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      1·
      2 months ago

      NordVPN is superior in every way. If you have ProtonVPN, dump it and swap to Nord.

      Have we learned nothing of the whole “spend millions upon millions on YouTube sponsorships” debacle? Nord absolutely is hiding something from us.

      If you need to forward ports, AirVPN seems the best right now. Otherwise, Mullvad.

      • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        As far as I know, this only matters if you’re hosting a VPN server or torrenting, and you can just buy a static IP from Nord for cheap, like all their services. Personally, I don’t torrent on VPN because I just ignore all the DMCAs I get and have never had a problem, probably because I’m not a notorious uploader. And it wouldn’t affect your ability to download torrents if you don’t have port forwarding on VPN, just your ability to upload.

        For the vast majority of VPN users just looking for anonymity while they surf/download, port forwarding it not necessary.

        And, personally, if I did need it, I’d find a VPN service that provides it without its CEO prostrating themselves to a rapist.

        • AnAmericanPotato@programming.devEnglish
          0·
          2 months ago

          And it wouldn’t affect your ability to download torrents if you don’t have port forwarding on VPN, just your ability to upload

          This isn’t quite true. Two peers who both lack port forwarding will not be able to connect to each other at all. Once a connection is established between two peers, both uploading and downloading should work just fine.

          A significant portion of swarms are users like that, who can initiate connections but cannot receive incoming connections. This is especially problematic with smaller torrents. If you’re working with well-supported torrents with dedicated seeders and thousands of users, then it won’t really matter. But if you need something with just a couple seeders, you might find yourself stuck with zero accessible peers.

    • NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world
      0·
      2 months ago

      Growing up, if you had told me half or more of America would end up elevating a rapist to the presidency and prostrating themselves at his feet, I’d have laughed you out of the room. This nation has sunk LOW.

      Bill Clinton won reelection. Now, granted, he was not Trump levels, he was a piece of shit who at the very least abused his role and power over women. Now, even after me too, he’s a beloved elder statesman. Just saying, the nation has sunk lower, but I don’t know that’s a lot lower than where we were when we were kids.

      • Tangentism@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 months ago

        he was a piece of shit who at the very least abused his role and power over women.

        And bombed a pharmaceutical factory in Libya to distract people from the fact he couldnt keep it in his pants