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Baldur Bjarnason

@baldur@toot.cafe 3 hr. ago

“Proton Mail goes full AI slop, Tuta starts going AI slop – Pivot to AI”

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/30/proton-mail-goes-full-ai-slop-tuta-starts-going-slop/

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Proton Mail goes full AI slop, Tuta starts going AI slop

Proton does email and documents and a VPN and, ahaha, a chatbot. Proton’s pitch has always been security and privacy. That is their product. Proton CEO Andy Yen has gone full chatbot — and it’s eat…

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@deano@mastodon.online 1 hr. ago

@baldur I had so much faith in Proton. Am now completely disillusioned. So sad.
I would urge subscribers to vote with their feet asap.
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/51867423-andy-yen-steps-aside

The Voice of the Proton Community

Andy Yen steps aside

The user base most likely to go all-in with Proton are the least likely to approve of Yen's AI delirium. (I'm referencing the latest 404 Media article.) We don't want a product that is AI coded. And we don't want the people hard at work, making Proton a viable alternative to big tech, being treated like garbage - like they work for Big Tech. Proton needs a new CEO.

Critter (he/him)

@critter_in_flux@fluffs.au 2 hr. ago

Maybe it really is time to run my own email finally.

@mimblewimble@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@baldur Spinning up a private email server is not hard. There are companies that will be happy to help you too.

Own YOUR data.

@mtechman@mastodon.ie 3 hr. ago

@baldur "Privacy is merely a talking point for marketing. The internal concerns are velocity and revenue:..."
I'm out.