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The Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party (mastodon.social)
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The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman.

~ https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

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[-] Seimhe@lemmy.world 80 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The five million from Berntsson make up the majority – as much as 72 percent – ​​of the Örebro Party's income last year. It is also the largest single private donation to a party in 2025.

The money also seems to have been the triggering factor for the party's decision to stand in the parliamentary elections.

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Fuck them. Not sure who to go with now. Paying monthly and not needing to remember to cancel were the main reason I used them.

Also, it seems safer to assume that all tech companies are rotten until proven otherwise.

[-] nullroot@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.vpnscorecard.com/ seems like a good place to check for alternatives although it doesn't go into the politics of the company mostly. Still, their top scorer https://www.ivpn.net/ seems like a good bet.

[-] Seimhe@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

That's a decent link, thanks. Unfortunately Mullvad get a good score there too. As you say, the shady extracurricular stuff is missing.

[-] Azzu@leminal.space 11 points 3 weeks ago

AirVPN

[-] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I do like what I read on their about page. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll dig a bit deeper.

[-] fraksken@infosec.pub 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'm with xeovo until somebody points out why not

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