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The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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It doesn't seem that complicated to be honest with you. That is how they self identify but none of their policies seem particularly left wing. At least not from that Wikipedia page. Extremely left wing dental care is the best I will give them.

What about more social housing, reductions in working hours, and opposition to privatisation? Sounds left wing to me. They have been called Marxist-Lenninist by more mainstream politicians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96rebro_Party#2021_bus_rap...

Maybe we could meet in the middle and call them a nationalist socialist workers party.

Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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I understand Mullvad has historically been a leader in privacy among the big VPN options. What are some other equally affordable and user friendly options that you all have been satisfied with? Think for someone who saw Mullvad advertised during the Super Bowl but looking to leave because of this news.

I've been quite satisfied with AirVPN [0].

[0] https://airvpn.org/

Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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There are literally dozens of us that either live outside the US or are from other countries

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Sure you can. This is kind of like not voting and lots of people live their life like that. However, if people use their ability to shape and influence the world by voting with your ballot as well as their wallet I think that is equally valid.

Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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There are literally dozens of us that either live outside the US or are from other countries

I'm just saying for me personally its even further moved into the box of "why would this bother me as a user of their service"

Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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There have been multiple posts about this and hundreds of comments, so there is clearly appetite to discuss it, although none of the submitted links have been very detailed.

I've merged the other threads into this one, so you'll see some anachronistic timestamps below.

Re: The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party

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Hi Fredrik I’m a long time Mullvad customer, likely paid Mullvad upward of 400€ in the past number of years, as well as recommended it to friends and family members. What you seem to be missing in your comment, is that some of that money I paid, found its way to support an organisation that has extreme racist views. I’ve reached out to support and requested a refund of my outstanding credit. I’ll be moving on.

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You don't think there's a difference between a founder and a random employee?
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