June 29, 2026
Privacy app, public meltdown
The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the far-right Swedish Örebro party
VPN fans spiral as Mullvad boss faces far-right funding backlash
TLDR: A report says Mullvad’s chief executive is the main funder of Sweden’s far-right Örebro party, and that claim has thrown the company into a major backlash. Online reactions split between people canceling immediately, people demanding more proof, and people arguing over whether a boss’s politics should kill trust in the product.
A privacy brand beloved by internet diehards just got dragged into a political firestorm, and the comment section is basically in full breakup mode. The spark was a widely shared Mastodon post claiming the chief executive of Mullvad is the main financial backer of Sweden’s far-right Örebro party, with a linked Flamman report alleging his donations make up more than 70% of the party’s money. That one post exploded, pulling in boosts, favorites, and a wave of people asking the same blunt question: can you still trust the service if you don’t trust the person funding it?
Some reactions were immediate and icy. One user flatly said they would not renew, while another warned their company could leave too if the reporting checks out. Others weren’t ready to hit the eject button just yet and demanded proof, archive links, and second sources after people noticed the original post had been deleted. That only added more drama, because nothing sends the internet into detective mode faster than a disappearing post.
The hottest split came from people arguing over whether a company should be judged by its product or by its boss’s politics. One camp said funding a party linked to forced deportations is an instant dealbreaker. The other camp went full messy-philosophy mode: does a founder’s ideology matter if the service itself still works and has a solid record? Even in a short thread, the mood swung from boycott energy to source-checking panic to grim moral debate. In other words: classic online chaos.
Key Points
- •A Mastodon post alleges that Mullvad’s CEO is the main financier of the far-right Swedish Örebro party.
- •The post claims the CEO’s donation accounts for more than 70% of the party’s funding.
- •The post says this funding is enabling the party to expand nationwide this year.
- •The claim is linked to a Flamman article titled "Techprofil ger miljoner till Örebropartiet," credited to Jacob Lundberg.
- •The author of the post says the report caused him to stop trusting Mullvad’s service and references the party’s alleged support for forced deportations.