Stolen from @vmstan

More analysis from @wiredfire:

It’s nothing to do with [difficulties in using multiple platforms]. It’s to do with the massive backlash they got on Fedi for their CEO being all Trumpy and somewhat horrible right wing. So they’ve run away because they were made to feel unwelcome on account of us not letting their BS fly.

Original screenshot is of the bio of https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy and wasn’t a post (that confused me for a sec).

  • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
    541·
    23 hours ago

    But the backlash on Reddit could be contained!

    • Half of it was on their subreddit, which they have full control over
    • Half of it was on r/privacy, which got removed by a Proton fan.
    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      84·
      21 hours ago

      which they have full control over

      And yet it remains.

      which got removed by a Proton fan

      They have the ability to moderate their own comments on any platform.

        • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
          15·
          20 hours ago

          Do you think there’s nothing that archives the content from Reddit? How do you think they knew it was removed?

          • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
            81·
            19 hours ago

            The corporation doesn’t have to stifle 100% of their criticism, they just need to disseminate enough of a counternarrative, with PR statements that are technically true enough, to overpower the criticism so that it no longer matters.

            (Plus, based on your last comment, I know you already have a “they can moderate anything they feel like” response lined up, if they do start clamping down even harder where they can.)