Racer, the founder of friend.tech, issued an apology statement admitting that his previous comments on limiting users from using clone and counterfeit versions of applications were driven by fear and zero-sum thinking.

He stated, "I am sorry. Fear led me to tell you not to use other products, which was foolish." He emphasized that this goes against the open culture in the encryption field and apologized to everyone.Finally, he called on everyone to "live in the way you want" and promised to change his attitude.