The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman.
~ https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/
Proton didn’t actually do anything like this, they agreed to an affiliate partnership with a youtuber without knowing the political context of his French-language videos, and then ended the partnership when they got complaints. I don’t think that’s the same.
Proton’s founder has praised Trump’s administration.
Holy shit pulling a Tim Cook? Fuck
I’m happy to be corrected, but I thought they praised a specific decision by the Trump admin to appoint someone they think is the right person for the job (or at least someone who aligned with their interest of net privacy)? I know the current US admin sucks, but if the broken clock is right for a minute, then acknowledging it is ok, right?
No, it was not just that—also the Republican Party as a whole:
Not only is it flat out wrong but it is also laughably so.
Oh shit that’s wild. It’s like they didn’t see all the tech folks lining up to kiss the ring. And all the Republicans passing ID laws (tho in this issue Dems aren’t really fighting back)
Wait… WAS that Tim Cook?
Checking…
Yes he praised the Republicans generally, and again I think this is due to a language barrier, but that’s suspicious you’re right.
Tim Cook is the one who praised Trump directly, which is even stupider since English is his native language and he was born here. And because he’s allegedly gay.
Correct. People just parrot this with no desire to dig just a little deeper.
That’s the second time proton messed up, the first time was unclear position from the CEO about trump and far right
Didn’t the CEO praise Trump or something like that?
*Edit: I found the post talking about it.