[rkagerer]

Without criticizing or implying any conspiracy theories, I did find it odd where the news release quoted "a spokesperson at GrapheneOS" without attributing it.

We badly need alternative(s) like GrapheneOS, and I want to see it succeed. I hope as the project matures, the sense of professionalism and stability it projects will strengthen. For what it's worth, I personally feel the business partnership is a step toward that end, and am really happy to see some manufacturer diversity.

[strcat]

The statement was put together collaboratively by our COO, community manager and moderation team which is the case with a lot of our written responses to journalists and others. People with their real name tied to GrapheneOS are targeted with conspiracy theorizing and harassment. You can see it throughout this Hacker News thread. People personally target myself and other members of the team in very vile ways.