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It’s called voting with your wallet. People in America do this, and are told to do this, all the time.

What would you like them to do? Roll over on the co-CEO and throw him under the bus, signaling to everyone that there is a “correct” point of view to have that Mullvad as a company is going to push and promote?

Individuals should be allowed to think and do what they want as an individual, as long as it isn’t compromising the company. The fact that they have 2 CEOs with differing political views seems like a healthy thing.

Freedom of speech is a political view that shouldn’t be tied to any one party.

> What a dismissive way to treat your customer. Basically the equivalent of someone on the American right saying “if you don’t like it you can get the hell out”, which tracks given Mullvad’s party of choice.

I'm sorry to hear that. We didn't mean to come across as dismissive. We're simply saying that if you disagree with our stance on the matter, you are welcome to reach out to support, and they can hopefully sort out a refund.

> Mullvad’s party of choice

Daniel, not Mullvad.

Isn't that how all businesses operate? If customers don't like it then they can find an alternative vendor.

Yeah I just expected better of Mullvad as a long standing customer. They seemed pretty politically neutral which I prefer.

One could argue that 'politically neutral' could also be a policy they apply to their employees at all levels; i.e. if everyone gets along at the office and does their job, that's really all that matters.

If anything, respecting an employee's personal life privacy seems fairly in-line with the values one would want in a privacy-focused VPN company.

"We have worked extremely hard to ensure that your internet browsing cannot be retrieved by the police, even with a warrant, and that you can be anonymous online" is not at all "politically neutral"

Like, I agree with and support their politics, but that doesn't make something politically neutral.

What evidence do you have that the company is not politically neutral?

Their co-founder (not just an employee) is bankrolling a party that’s leader has called for the expelling of all immigrants. This fact is not in dispute.

That doesn't mean the behavior of the company is political in the same direction? Am I taking crazy pills?

You're surprised the co-founder of a privacy company is advocating that a countries membership should be ... private?

You're just playing with language. I can say:

"I'm surprised the co-founder of a freedom of speech company is contributing to a political party that wants to force religious charter schools to close."

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