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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by yunnpp on Monday June 29, 2026 @02:57PM (#48723563)
Well, I am a proud left-wing user and I don't care for the guy's politics. "I don't support X because of his opinion on Y" is a retarded and infantile way to approach policy and people in general. The guy is big on privacy and runs the most successful VPN; I dig.
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by chrisvalleybay on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:08PM (#48723711)
If you know that he will spend his money in support of that party, and you still buy services from him, you are helping him promote whatever views he holds. As simple as that. There is no cop out.
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by yunnpp on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:39PM (#48724071)
And what if he is also donating to a hospital in Ethiopia?
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by microgpt on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:09PM (#48723721)
Indeed, "There is no ethical consumption under capitalism" but some is still more ethical than others.
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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by microgpt on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:03PM (#48723651)
Hi I'm literally Hitler. We're selling hotdogs today. All proceeds will go towards camp construction.

Will you buy a hotdog?

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Re:The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right ... by iamnothere on Monday June 29, 2026 @05:04PM (#48725199)
Love all the Godwinning in this thread, it just shows normal people how ridiculous it all is.

(By the way: I doubt most privacy advocates care much about this. Those of us who travel in the underground are used to running into not-so-great people, many of whom seem to do way worse things than donating to political parties! But feel free to expend more resources on your campaign.)

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