{"podcast":{"title":"For a Better Web","slug":"for-a-better-web-7035190","podcast_index_feed_id":7035190,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fa587fdc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://vivaldi.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41901039/41901039-1766485566904-2ef0af5b4f47f.jpg","author":"Vivaldi Browser","episode_count":15,"summary":"I'm Bruce, and for over 20 years I've been working to make the web more accessible, private, and open to everyone, not just those using the latest devices or willing to hand over their data to corporations. In this podcast, I chat with people fighting for a better web in their own way: accessibility experts, privacy advocates, developers pushing web standards forward, anti-monopoly voices, and people building alternatives to Big Tech tools. I hope you'll join me in meeting these inspiring individuals and hearing what it actually takes to build a more open, inclusive internet.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:55.873791+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-a-better-web-7035190"},"episode":{"title":"Proton CEO Andy Yen on the Future of European Tech","slug":"proton-ceo-andy-yen-on-the-future-of-european-tech","published_at":"2025-06-19T11:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-a-better-web-7035190/proton-ceo-andy-yen-on-the-future-of-european-tech","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-a-better-web-7035190","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forabetterweb/episodes/Proton-CEO-Andy-Yen-on-the-Future-of-European-Tech-e34drok","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fa587fdc/podcast/play/104312020/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-18%2F402391176-44100-2-82f1b2aea5595.m4a","summary":"Bruce chats with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, about what it’s like for a European company to take on Big Tech. Andy shares his journey from leaving CERN as a particle physicist to building one of the most trusted privacy-focused companies in the world. He breaks down the lies behind VPN marketing, why most companies can't be trusted, and how Apple and Google's 30 percent tax inflates your bills. He also explains Europe’s trillion-dollar tech mistake. From VPN myths to Swiss privacy laws, European tech independence, antitrust politics, and Proton’s plan to tackle tariffs and Big Tech taxes, this episode is an umbrella drink filled to the brim with hot topics you’ll want to sip all summer long. ------------------ Show notes: Proton on X/Twitter DH Lawrence's Relativity poem Simon Migliano, Top10VPN Proton Foundation Swiss ordinance Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law Gail Slater, The Woman Leading the Surging MAGA Antitrust Movement A judge just blew up Apple's control of the App Store EuroStack The First Three Minutes Double Hidden Charm Tetraquark","meta_description":"Bruce chats with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, about what it’s like for a European company to take on Big Tech. Andy shares his journey from leavin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2921,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/for-a-better-web-7035190/episodes/proton-ceo-andy-yen-on-the-future-of-european-tech/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-a-better-web-7035190/proton-ceo-andy-yen-on-the-future-of-european-tech.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}