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The Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party (mastodon.social)

submitted 3 days ago by e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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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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[–] ick@infosec.pub 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I thought it wasn’t an actual sponsorship, just a referral link system anyone could sign up for and promote.

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're right. But for some reason, Lemmy has a hate boner for Proton

[–] webhead@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

People just easily believe whatever sounds close enough because everything is awful. I hate these far right fuck heads but honestly the witch hunts for literally everything are just exhausting. I can't spend my whole life boycotting fucking everything. I just don't have the fucking energy.

[–] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Exactly correct.. And their apology sounded genuine and they took ownership.

OP talking about strawman in my post, yet uses a prime example in theirs.