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Mullvad founder donated 5 million SEK to populist Örebro party (www.flamman.se)
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Daniel Berntsson, founder of Mullvad, gave a personal donation of 5 million SEK (roughly 450,000€) in 2025 to Örebropartiet. This enormous donation accounted for 72% of the party’s revenue in 2025.

How does this affect Mullvad’s legitimacy as a company advocating for a free and open internet, while also funding a political party whose agenda seem to contradict these values? The official party website (in Swedish) can be found via the link below.

https://orebropartiet.se/om-oss/

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[–] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You use a vpn to watch netflix, i use vpn to watch porn, we are not the same /s

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    I think entertainment is a very low priority. Pushed to comment on the topic I would say it's actually a great waste of time, regardless of political orientation.

    It's isolating and manipulative. It subverts the local culture and brainwashes the viewer into believing that what is seen often on the screen is a reflection of real life norms. It is not, but when the majority of a citizenry consume so much foreign media it does shift real cultural norms. This is the soft-power of cultural products created for export.

    Turn America's netflix off. Turn off whatever pornography you preference. Move your body. Get some sunshrine and play with your comrades.

    I genuinely believe television was a mistake. I can not see anything of its legacy to feel warm towards; there is no good here.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I totally agree with you. I cant sit and watch tv and never have been able to. I think we need to go to more person to person interactions. We never needed phones, it just became "essential" because everyone wanted one after someone else got one, it was the "new shiny thing", but it only served as the catalyst for our own prisons.

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