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What's the go-to VPN provider today (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by ryan_harg@discuss.tchncs.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I used Mullvad for a long time, but hearing about one of the two CEOs actively supporting and financing swedish Nazis, I'm looking to put my money elsewhere. That's the second one after Private Internet Access (who supported Gab).

I had AirVPN and Surfshark being recomnended, how do people here feel? What do you use?

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

but hearing about one of the two CEOs actively supporting and financing swedish Nazis,

sources?

i would like to read about this

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago

https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/838706/mullvad-founder-donated-5-million-sek-to-populist-orebro-party

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

were these people always dipshits or do they become assholes when they make some money?

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

No idea. Although it does fit the Swedish stereotype: white, middle-class, owns some means of production, male. And, for some reason, also: Holocaust denying, racist, neo Nazi, populist, revisionist, neo liberal. [Insert "not all X are Y" argument here.]

I'm going to use up my remaining balance (<100 days) and then switch to IVPN if this guy hasn't been excommunicated yet by that time.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

apparently they won't be "excommunicated"

from https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/i-dont-like-that-he-made-this-donation-mullvad-ceo-reacts-to-co-founders-donation-to-controversial-swedish-populist-party

The founders themselves fundamentally disagree on several important issues."
Mullvad said it would "gladly refund" any customers who choose to cancel their subscriptions or switch to another provider due to philosophical disagreements.

[-] nevyn@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

do 2 racists cancel each other out?

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