I haven't really used Plex a whole lot but I have found Jellyfin from a user perspective to be extremely easy to use. The quick connect codes are one of my favorite features.
I do agree it's not as pretty as Proton but the encryption once it reaches your account is much better and I feel like they are more upfront about what they are and aren't. Really my main grype with them is there lack of GPG support.
But you can easily make the argument MSNBC is suppressing there own "journalists" speech to not face backlash from the government. Just because the government isn't directly coming after an individual doesn't mean that they aren't at least attempting to suppress speech.
This is exactly why this kind of marketing would never work for me. It's why even if I lived in the EU, I would still refuse to use Google products because I don't trust them, even if they're technically bound by law to care more about protecting my data.
Even beyond just the boycotting brands for political reasons, so many of the mainstream brands charge way too much for a product that almost anybody else can make the equivalent of.
The one that isn't running for reelction, is extremely rich, and has never listened to me or even called/emailed me back.