• sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Yes, they do, I’m saying they could avoid US payment processors if they wanted to w/o really any change for users other than maybe changing the credit card they use to avoid the foreign transaction fee. That was the whole thrust of this comment chain.

    I think Tuta does that since I’m charged in euros and subject to foreign transaction fees, so I doubt they pay US taxes. It’s no big deal, I just use a credit card w/ 0% FTF and I’m good to go.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      So yeah, doing business in the US, getting paid by US people, subjects them to some US regulations. Hence, they are affected by US domestic policy and politics.

      This is the point of this thread that you are arguing against by making up scenarios for the customer or Proton to avoid US entanglements. The point of this thread is that yes, Proton is subject to US law regarding money made in the US. End of story.

      If you want to create hypotheticals where Proton excludes US customers or coulda done this and coulda done that, whatever man. You can make up whatever you want to be right. The question has been answered.