Proton will no longer post on Mastodon
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Proton: “We’re consolidating our social media presence due to limited resources and no longer posting on Mastodon. Follow us on Reddit for the latest updates”
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Whats the problem with creating one message and using the API for posting it? With optional formatting it per platform?
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Because these bridges are one way only.
They will get spicy replies on niche platforms, not see them until they go viral in a bad way.
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Why not on Nostr? No any freaked admin, etc
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Ohh that's a fair point! Maybe there's a way of fixing that by adding some "post your concerns over on reddit" or something similar, but idk.
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Smells like non technical reasons
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I think the main problem is they don’t want to maintain multiple accounts
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I did weeks of work migrating every password and email address to proton. Sucks the stances they are taking but now I’m kinda stuck, and it’s still better than Google.
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Damn, reddit, really? That sucks
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Follow us on Reddit
That's where you lost me. Not for now, for good.
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Even so. It'll be an unmoderated by them section of conversation about their company. Probably a hard pass from any company with an HR department.
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The only thing Proton has going for it that Tuta does not is the
.onionsite and even that constantly leaks to clearweb so fuck'em. -
Bittwarden or KeyPassXC are good self-hosteable alternatives.
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Yeah but without email aliases it would not be worth it
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Twitter API costs $$$ to use
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Proton just dropping the ball over and over again these days. That's why I'm working on migrating from their sevices, then deleting my Proton account.
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I think you mean PR department.
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What do you mean by email aliases?
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Does this have anything to do with the CEO expressing his support for Trump?
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Almost certainly, yes.
People on Mastodon are not happy about those statements, and called Proton out on it relentlessly with every post Proton made. This is Proton running away with their tail between their legs, back to platforms where they have more control and/or are already full of right-wing nutjobs.
If anyone's looking for secure email, look at tuta.com instead. The email service is very similar in terms of UX and offers better encryption. They don't offer the rest of Proton's suite, but...maybe that's a good thing? I mean, do you want to get locked into an ecosystem?
