The moment when US based influencer start peddling "encryption" and "privacy" i know somewhere there's a backdoor or some other angle the US alphabet soup of spy organisations can abuse. Same with these massive VPN ads spamming youtubers do, i wouldn't be surprised a chunk of the US black budget is for boosting influencers or paying content creator via Patreon.
Don't get me wrong those tools will keep your privacy safe for example your spouse, boss or other relatives. But against a high tech state no one wins especially when the hardware it all runs on isn't even save to begin with.