• Archer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Haha what a bunch of lukewarm bullshit, what do they think will happen to their company and privacy online if those Swedish Hitlers get political power? It will be taken and never given back.

    I was going to say that my next renewal for VPN services will not be with Mullvad unless they kick that guy out, but the fact that they’re so cynical or deluded that they think they can polish this turd is the final nail in the coffin.

    I will not be using Mullvad for VPN again, and if their founders or C-suite people hop to different companies I’ll stop doing business with those companies too.

    We need to make it very clear that support for fascism results in a massive hit to your wallet so that the entire industry knows to never do this

        • volore@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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          3 months ago

          I’ve heard good things about Nym, too; and I’m weighing which to plonk down money for. Anyone know a trustworthy site for comparison between the two? I remember one big VPN comparison spreadsheet from years ago but iirc it was outdated the last time I checked it

          • modem_down@thebrainbin.org
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            3 months ago

            On 18 Jan 2025, before Proton and Mullvad CEOs came out in support of the far right, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) recommended:

            • Mullvad (Sweden)
            • Mozilla VPN* (USA/Sweden)
            • Proton VPN (Switzerland)
            • Tunnelbear (USA/Canada; owned by McAfee in USA)
            • IVPN (Gibraltar)
            • Windscribe (Canada)

            I’ve crossed out the first three, since their CEOs support extremists. (I don’t think Mozilla’s CEO is fascist, but Mozilla VPN uses Mullvad under the hood, so Mullvad presumably gets access to the bulk of Mozilla VPN users’ money and connection data.)

            Nym is not on the list, so presumably didn’t meet FPF’s requirements.