Much hoopla on the Fediverse today because some popular fascist French guy on YouTube made it look like #Proton was supporting him particularly and his YouTube channel.
Before you get pulled into all the misinformation being spread by people who love to hate Proton, here's the update from #Proton:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1u05xs2/comment/oqgihvq/
Key point in their response:
"Vincent Lapierre’s channel should never have been part of our affiliate and sponsorship program, because we intentionally avoid association with channels whose content could distract from our message and divide our community. "
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