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Mullvad founder donated 5 million SEK to populist Örebro party (www.flamman.se)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 1 point 4 months ago*

Fair point. But I can't agree with you on that second part. In my experience, "voting with your wallet" instead of encouraging them to push for change, pacifies people. They see it as a moral off-ramp, the but-I-am-already-doing-something-so-why-should-I-protest. Hell, it has had pacified me for a long time.

EDIT: Also thanks for the link to the quote.

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