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Proton removed post on UserVoice calling for Andy Yen to step down (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) by akilou@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Protonmail.uservoice.com is supposedly "The Voice of the Proton Community". Well last week I was tracking a post that was rising rapidly to the top-most voted in the "general ideas" category. And this morning when I went to check if it was at the top yet, it's just gone without a trace. No sign that it was ever there.

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[–] BrilliantBadger@piefed.ca 18 points 1 hour ago

The fact Andy Yen has not resigned nor the board removed him, shows Proton can no longer be recommended in good faith, IMO. They have lost their way. Also find it logical that many of Protons top talent are pursuing alternative employment. Being called losers is high motivation for people who take pride in their skills.

This wasn't the first time Andy showed us who he is. Won't be the last.

[–] SomGye@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 hour ago

Yeah almost every top post on General Ideas was related to getting rid of the CEO, yesterday when I checked, almost all of them were gone 😅

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 minutes ago

I realized I got in on the ThunderMail beta and moved my email over. What a relief!

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago

I finshed moving to Tuta this weekend and cancelled my Proton subscription. I was sure to mention Andy Yens behavior and reactions like this as the reason.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 minutes ago

They have also been purging messages on the ProtonMail subreddit which they control. The community-controlled alternatives like ProtonPublic have been unaffected.

I deleted my Proton account back when this started and it seems like that was the right move. This company is fucked.

[–] ji_reilly@lemmy.ml 3 points 38 minutes ago

Nov 3 snapshot of the General Ideas page, showing top post calling for Yen's departure: https://web.archive.org/web/20261103153135/https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas

Nov 7 snapshot of the post with 2457 votes: https://web.archive.org/web/20261107022144/https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/51869994-andy-yen-ceo-should-step-down-completely

Current link to the post bounces to the list with message "That idea has been deleted" https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/51869994-andy-yen-ceo-should-step-down-completely

These should all be referenced when writing to the Proton Foundation until a response is issued.