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!

  • italics2@lemmy.world
    3·
    19 hours ago

    Nobody had to go kiss the ring they payed for his campaign because THEY WANTED to please him. Edit: Typo

    • sudneo@lemm.ee
      6·
      19 hours ago

      Yeah but why they wanted to please him? What’s the benefit for them? Why they wouldn’t want to please previous administrations? The other user mentioned that Trump is very transactional, and that sounds quite right too.

      Either way, look at Facebook, literally went through a shitstorm to align, that is a sign of weakness in my opinion.

      • refalo@programming.dev
        8·
        18 hours ago

        What’s the benefit for them?

        Not being targeted by a President.

        https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/29/business/ceos-trump-revenge-nightcap/index.html

        https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/politics/trump-prosecute-political-opponents/index.html

        Why they wouldn’t want to please previous administrations?

        Those administrations weren’t targeting them.

        I think it’s always about the money, plain and simple. If there is a threat to their gravy train, they will bend over backwards to keep it going. Otherwise, they don’t care about you.

        • winterayars@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 hours ago

          The Biden government was targeting them, though. Kind of. Various companies were facing challenges from the administration. I think the difference is: If they suck Trump’s dick enough he’ll leave them alone. Biden was less likely to do that. Or probably that’s their view of it, anyway. Somehow big business seems to view Trump as a “rational actor” while they view Biden as the opposite.

          Something something TOS Mirror Universe episode…

        • sudneo@lemm.ee
          6·
          18 hours ago

          OK, but then that was exactly my point. Antitrust is one way to target those companies, hence they had to suck up. Therefore them paying (peanuts in the grand scheme of things) could be seen as the exact opposite of “they are all in the same team”.

          • frozenspinach@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            15 hours ago

            Right, I follow your take here as the one that makes the most sense. This makes a lot more sense as the tech companies attempting to head off a potentially adversarial relationship.