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The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right Swedish Örebro party (www.techradar.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [M] to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world
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Worth noting if you are using their VPN services or Browser.

EDIT: Apparently, labelling them as far-right isn't as clear-cut from an economic perspective, but they do hold many core identity politics that are common amongst far-right parties such as:

  • Voiced support for the idea of large-scale remigration on multiple occasions, even for Swedish-born immigrants: "Sweden belongs to the Swedes"
  • Supports Sweden leaving NATO
  • In favor of Sweden leaving the European Union in a so-called "Swexit"
  • Stated that Sweden should only support other countries on the condition that it benefits Sweden and that it has to be "Sweden first"
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[+] -35 points 3 months ago (8 children)

What will people do the day they realize fascists and their sympathizers are breathing the exact same air they themselves breath? Boycott breathing?

I'm getting tired being shown that kind of FUD shit posts about whatever some CEO has or has not done regarding their personal political views and preferences.

Sure, that's obviously a me issue (and, yeah, quite obviously too, I must be one of those assholes too), but since it seems rather difficult to filter out that kind of content from Lemmy/piefed without actually risking removing most other content at the same time, I will take that as a hint it maybe simpler to remove myself for around here.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I kinda get your point. But at the same time if you pay money for this VPN, a non-insignificant part of the money will go to this guy.

    So if someone has a problem with the ideology, is it that weird that they choose not to do business with this provider?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Apparently the bulk of his income comes from other companies he co-owns that deal in investments, with him only taking a small amount of dividends from Mullvad profits.

    So yes, if you buy a Mullvad subscription, there’s a nonzero probability that a small amount of that will go to a fascist sympathiser who may donate it to the local Nazis, much in the way that if you subscribe to a Substack, there’s a probability that some of your subscription will go into the pockets of Nazis whom the company promotes in the name of “free speech”.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago

    Why do you care about my personal view on news articles? Oh, because it affects you. You know what also affects other? Right wing extremism. Because it kills people and I would like to know if my money gets used to kill people

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    This isn't FUD tho. What head of the company is doing with the money he gets out of is relevant for customers. Especially since a good deal of trust is put into using a VPN, the company's character is kind of part of the package (and they will say so themselves in their marketing material).

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    While I get your meaning that is one of the crappiest analogies I have ever seen. Why not make a decision to not support something your against. I really don't understand people not taking it into consideration.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I'm getting tired being shown that kind of FUD shit posts about whatever some CEO has or has not done regarding their personal political views and preferences.

    …he posted in the comments of an article on /purchasewithpurpose.

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