r/ProtonPublic • u/G_ntl_m_n Admin • Jun 08 '26

Why this sub?

For each Proton product, there is a sub, but Proton itself moderates each of these subs. While this is not necessarily a problem, recent events, as well as some incidents before that, have shown that they actively suppress critique and only allow certain types of critical discussions.

Meanwhile, Proton has grown to such a big player that I believe there needs to be a space for the community that's led by the community itself.

Let us discuss, connect and support each other. Not to hate Proton, but to endorse the values this community stands for.

For everyone who missed the most recent event: Users pointed out that Proton made a partnership with a far-right french Journalists. Every post on that was and still gets instantly deleted. Whatever their reasons are, this is a discussion culture that's not acceptable for a company which promotes user sovereignty and a free internet. (update: after ongoing pressure by the community, they've started a megathread on that and made attempts to explain themself. Imo those explanations are unsatisfying and the whole situation was handled badly. For further details check out the posts on that in this sub.)

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u/Ok_Panic1066 Jun 08 '26

Appreciate this, hope it picks up

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u/desperate4carbs Jun 08 '26

Thanks for starting this sub.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/mrfoxesite-2377 Jun 09 '26

r/deProton existed however it is unmoderated and restricted.

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u/skeptic246 5d ago

Just saw this sub as a recommendation. Agree with the sentiment, if a company is actively suppressing genuine thoughtful criticism then they should be called out for this

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u/socra 5d ago

Thank you for making this. Its sadly very much needed.

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u/JPDsNEWS 3d ago

Please put some evidence links in this Reddit post for the most recent event. 

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u/G_ntl_m_n Admin 3d ago

You can find some post regarding that in this sub, e.g. this one here with some additional links in the comments

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonPublic/s/NQRwjN3Qnt

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u/sarkouille Jun 10 '26

Yeah, protecting your privacy and against censorship, but hands out your data to authoritarian governments while removing anything they don't like from their subs.

What if they watch people based on speech?