'I don’t like that he made this donation' — Mullvad CEO reacts to co-founder’s donation to controversial Swedish populist party
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Mullvad says co-founder's 5 million SEK donation to the Örebro Party 'is not part of Mullvad's values or mission'
  • gointhefridge@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’m tired boss……

    Just when you think you find good companies to support they end up being run by shitbags.

    Ok, where to next for my VPN needs?

    • TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I highly doubt you’ll find any company composed solely of people that support ideologies you agree with. I know that sounds flippant and dismissive but ultimately we should support the best options we have. Or I guess you can roll your own solution and trust that you have the skills to stay ahead of the opposition.

  • jlow@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 months ago

    “I don’t like co-owning a nazi bar.” Well, boohoo, grow a spine and do something about it.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      3 months ago

      lol. Yes.

      I will sign up for Mullvad tomorrow if he actually does something meaningful about it.

      I haven’t even looked up the price, but I’ll keep my word.

      Only I won’t have to, because the odds are this guy is another spineless piece of shit.

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Saying he ‘made a donation’ is downplaying his role. It makes it sound like he’s just some guy doing what everyone else does to participate in politics…

    The 2025 donation accounted for 72% of the party’s total income last year. … According to data collected by DonationWatch, 2025 was the most lucrative year in the party’s history, netting a total of 5.58 million SEK. For comparison, the party received just 202,000 SEK in total donations throughout 2024.

    Just the annual interest on his donation is more that all of their other donations for the entire year combined.

    He didn’t just make a donation, he is practically their sole source of financing.

        • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          3 months ago

          The emigration stuff makes the rest of their positions so confusing.

          The leader was allegedly kicked out of the left party for liking anti fascists on Facebook, and they want free preschool, 30 hour work weeks, and a bunch of other social things.

          But then the remigration bullshit. Dumb.

      • HereIAm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I mean, yeah they are a shit party, but isn’t smaller and local parties kinda what we want? I’d rather have a 20 small parties in parliament than 2 big ones with some on the side lines.

        • stickyprimer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          This is like saying sure he murdered the guy with his bare hands, but doesn’t society need more face to face human interaction?

          • HereIAm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            No, I just don’t think the size of the party is the thing we should criticise/make fun of it for. They’re clearly influential enough to snap up a big sponsor, and will now decide to actually try and run for parliament. UKIP was never large enough to get elected into parliament afaik, but they still managed to influence politics enough to cause brexit.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Mullvad co-CEO Fredrik Strömberg confirmed that neither Mullvad VPN AB, its parent company Amagicom AB, nor its sister company Tillitis AB played any role in supporting the political party.

    It doesn’t matter if the company itself was directly involved or not, the money came from the company, and from its’ customers.