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Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency (theintercept.com)
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[–] gtrcoi@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

I don't trust anything that comes out of the intercept, but I looked around and found plenty of statements from proton about it. TL,DR they probably checked the accounts themselves before acting on the reports, and consider reversing the decision to be "exceptional" circumstances.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1ng1apv/clarifying_recent_misinformation/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1nejvii/comment/ndqcxu4/

https://x.com/andyyen/status/1965834607896707526