JA WestenbergEDIT: Proton have addressed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1ng1apv/clarifying_recent_misinformation/
This feels…not great. https://theintercept.com/2025/09/12/proton-mail-journalist-accounts-suspended/
revolutionary girl erin@Daojoan proton has been making moves that don't feel great for a while. I'm very invested in their ecosystem and kinda want out at this point.
Seth of the Fediverse
Hajoda 🐒
Miakoda 
sb arms & legs@Daojoan
Boy am I glad I jumped ship when they fired the first shot. I hope it's not too late for everyone who stuck around.
Boy am I glad I jumped ship when they fired the first shot. I hope it's not too late for everyone who stuck around.
Frank Watson@Daojoan Strike two. Three strikes and I'm out.
Rachel Cholst@Daojoan I just finished moving my stuff over there 
DJ Toebeans@rachelcholst @Daojoan I was in the process. 😣
@djtoebeans @Daojoan the Reddit post seems reassuring...
FreeBall fights fascismThis puts a big dent in my trust!
Its Gray@Daojoan I think the only way to truly avoid this is to run your own email services as they can be decentralized. Unfortunately, with the way spam filters work, that's really difficult.
Jmvars
Tuta
Will S@Daojoan can anyone recommend a mail hosting company in the EU that doesn't pull this kind of shit?
Big Kumera Energy
DHeadshot's Alt
NexusSfan@Daojoan There is no private email. Self hosting is the way!
Granite T. RockOne person's journalist is another's hacktivist. Even if the hacktivity is admirable Proton is likely to block accounts doing verified illegal activity. Even so, it sounds like they don't lock all parts of the account. (Ie they were using Proton pass) unless they suspect the account was stolen from someone. I'm not saying what proton is "good". But it's what can be expected.
Proton's CEO comments on this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/s/jGkEc1Uu8H
jeSuisatire neindochohh ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷjust logic playing out.
simply another single point of failure.
will "you" never learn?
Oberst Enzian@Daojoan We need an email host for rebel robots.
Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧Encouraging at face value.
FlyingMana@Daojoan sounds like everyone who is doing anything with IT Security is better staying away from Proton.
It happens so fast, that finding an issue ends up in accusations of hacking
Steve Moore 
@Daojoan Why does The Intercept hide behind an email wall? What are they doing with email addresses?
How many people bailed on Proton because Intercept failed to do due diligence in their reporting?
Asking for a friend.
How many people bailed on Proton because Intercept failed to do due diligence in their reporting?
Asking for a friend.