Proton joins suit against Apple for predatory practices that harm developers and consumers | Proton
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Apple's anti-competitive App Store policies are gouging consumers, enabling censorship, and harming privacy-focused developers. We're joining a lawsuit to restore internet freedom.

Earlier today, Proton filed court papers in the US District Court for the Northern District of California to join an existing class-action lawsuit against Apple. Proton is a plaintiff in the case, but we are representing and suing on behalf of a class of similarly situated developers. Challenging one of the most powerful corporations in the history of capitalism is not a decision we make lightly, but Proton has long championed online freedom, privacy, and security, and we believe this action is necessary to ensure the internet of the future lives up to its potential.

  • Tetsuo@jlai.luEnglish
    2818·
    10 hours ago

    Also Andy Yen :

    https://x.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660

    I know it’s quite irrelevant but I’m still very very cautious about proton since this comment. If at the head of the proton foundation you have a Trumpist it doesn’t bod well for the future.

    CEO of proton think Trump of all things is what we need to combat the big tech. Trump, elected with a bunch of his big tech billionaires.

    • Ernest@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      7 hours ago

      My read on this is that he’s an idiot who wanted to air a contrarian opinion ('cause that’s how tech CEOs be), and focused in on a very literal/pedantic view of the issue without taking into account the context (which is that the Trump regime is facist and also just… lies, like, all the time).

      Whether or not being a pedantic idiot is better or worse than being a Trumpist (or if it’s even a meaningful difference) is up to you, of course.

    • egrets@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      7 hours ago

      I’ve seen people dismiss this as purely praise for Slater (about whom I know nothing), but it’s very hard not to read these statements from the tweet:

      Great pick by @realDonaldTrump.

      He likes that Gail Slater was given a prominent role. Fair enough – the ping of Trump’s account seems pandering, but it’s not exactly a million-dollar donation to his inauguration.

      10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.

      Implies Republicans look to promote small businesses against tech monopolies. Demonstrably not the case.

      People forget that the current antitrust actions against Big Tech were started under the first Trump admin.

      Suggests the Trump Admin are the bastions against Silicon Valley giants. Completely laughable.