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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by dlgeek on Monday June 29, 2026 @02:45PM (#48723402)
He's not just the CEO, he's a co-owner... Meaning that the profits from the business acrue to him... and therefore enable this party.

So, it's a question of "am I ok paying for this service, knowing that a portion of that money will flow to this political party and how do I feel about the results of that funding?"

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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by sunaookami on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:37PM (#48724043)
How do you feel about providing value to Hacker News, a plattform made by Y Combinator funding several startups, many of them destroying our society and benefiting from mass surveillance? You can do this argument with every company.
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by jackb4040 on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:59PM (#48724329)
I'm not paying to use HN. I'm jaded and opposed to techno-optimism, so if anything by just expressing my honest opinions here I'm wearing away at those startups' power by challenging their most critical base of supporters.
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by justicehunter on Monday June 29, 2026 @04:22PM (#48724644)
I'm not opposed to techno-optimisim and I absolutely love hearing opposing views here!
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