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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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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 0 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yes, they likely brought on a PR person after their last major fuck up. It directly contradicts what those youtubers said about the sponsorship. Who knows who is telling the truth.

That AI-generated apology is better than doubling down like the last time, but they shouldn't be treated as this "oh they are clean and haven't been caught doing anything".

Though they didn't apologize for the Brazilian fascist support because that didn't go viral like the French one. They might still be paying him.