this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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[–] gmtom 25 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Serious answer: because it's owned by a US citizen and is operated and HQ'd in the US, so the the US government has effectively full control over it and can monitor it.

That's not a lot better from an end user privacy and security point. But is wayyyyyyyyyy better from a national security standpoint.

[–] EtherWhack -3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I thought Mister Musty didn't have US citizenship

[–] lazyViking 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] EtherWhack 3 points 1 week ago

I just knew he wasn't when he was with PayPal and never really paid much attention since.

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