# Thread on r/privacy on Reddit Critical of Privacy Guides Forum

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/thread-on-r-privacy-on-reddit-critical-of-privacy-guides-forum/32531
**Category:** Off Topic
**Created:** 2025-11-02T16:47:00Z
**Posts:** 52
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## Post 45 by @ignoramous — 2025-11-12T23:56:36Z

> [@jonah](#):
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> Daniel Micay & the GrapheneOS moderators in particular have been trying to push this narrative for years now, that Privacy Guides is going to randomly change all of our recommendations to iPhone only any second now, because he has some grudge.

Sorry, I must ask: What’s the basis for this _pointed_ claim?

> **offtopic: "I like replying to trolls"**
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> > [@jonah](#):
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> > like replying to trolls,
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> Oh well, then reply to my modmail from April?

> [@jonah](#):
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> which Privacy Guides **doesn’t** have.

Probably true only for the main website?

The [CoI policy](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/conflict-of-interest-policy/27426) goes:

> At the same time, accepting contributions from people with a conflict of interest can be necessary or highly beneficial for Privacy Guides and the community…

Though, it is still _great_ that CoI contributions are prohibited for the team members and discouraged for everyone else (other participants).

The policy also goes:

> Look for non-neutral language or poorly-sourced content

I find a bunch of non-neutral langauge in the VPN page: For instance, words like “premium” and “inexpensive”.

And:

> cautious about accepting self-published sources, press releases, and other similar primary sources at face value

Plenty mention of audits that link straight to primary source but no mention of what those audits are about (ex: iVPN _annual_ audits are mostly NOT of their VPN data plane)… to the point of appearing to _market_ on behalf of the provider.

I had called out the VPN page for not meeting PG’s own bar before: [Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland - #28 by ignoramous](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/secure-encryption-and-online-anonymity-are-now-at-risk-in-switzerland/26181/28)

Fanboism / sycophancy is another similar problem to tackle here, leading to fiefdoms that the gatekeepers guard relentlessly.

> [@jonah](#):
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> And I think Privacy Guides is clearly the largest “serious” community

Not sure about “serious”, but yeah, agree with the rest. The participants are well-intentioned, well-informed, & generally _nice_.

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