AcidePoulainFeb 21
Mullvad VPN
God save the Mullvad ads. This one got banned too, by The City of London.
Feb 21 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadDarkSheep ArtsFeb 21

@mullvadnet Not being ready to dox us (your users) at a moments notice probably isn't the sort of message they want polluting British telly.

(Our government wants that for the sake of children, obviously. Definitely not selling it to various marketing firms and Palantir.)

Show threadThe Polish DispatchFeb 21
@mullvadnet CC @ledbydonkeys
Show threadSir David NielsenFeb 21
@mullvadnet they _really_ don’t want people to see that ad, which is excellent, also I am proud to be a customer.
Show threadMitch RoseFeb 21

@mullvadnet

If I didn't already have a VPN (or two) I would subscribe on principal

Show threadMichael MooreFeb 21
@mrose @mullvadnet This ad drama in the UK did help nudge me to finally subscribe and start using Mullvad VPN. I'm very happy to support them, as it's becoming more and more important to do so.
Show threadTalisyn TailfeatherFeb 21

@mullvadnet Nevermind the bollocks, here's Mullvad VPN!

Who's the Syd Vicious on your crew? 🤘

Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 21
@mullvadnet details?
Show threadJB Feb 21

@DekOfTheYautja

https://mullvad.net/en/and-then/uk

And then? And then Mullvad was censored in the UK.

UK ramps up censorship & surveillance. Mullvad's critical TV ad "And Then?" was banned. Watch it here.

Mullvad VPN
Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 23
@jbjrkng That's cool but I was more looking for the ad in the post 😞
Show threadJB Feb 23

@DekOfTheYautja

It's on our homepage.

mullvad.net

Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 24
@jbjrkng there's nothing there either
Show threadJB Feb 24
@DekOfTheYautja
Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 24
@jbjrkng "And then" is the line used in the TV ad, not the banner ad in this post. If you click the link, there's nothing about this banner in this post either.
Show threadJB Feb 24

@DekOfTheYautja

Guess I can't help you then.

The adverts are on our website: mullvad.net, directly on the homepage. Scroll down and it starts playing.

All variations are in the original post too.

Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 24
@jbjrkng yeah, once again, I was not asking about the TV ads. I was asking about the ad in the original post. The big one that looks like it's on the side of a building or something. The one that I replied to and asked for details about. It is not on the homepage or the blog post or anywhere else that I can see.
Show threadJB Feb 24

@DekOfTheYautja

Yes because it does not exist, it is a mockup of an advert that was rejected.

Show threadDekOfTheYautjaFeb 24
@jbjrkng Ohhhhhh...
Show threadRolloTreadwayFeb 21

@mullvadnet Claiming to be 'banned' and 'censored' when a private company has decided not to carry material that seems to have been created specifically to ensure that would happen - straight out of the far right populist playbook.

Would've hoped an organisation like Mullvad would have been better than that, but hey ho.

Show threadMagnus AhltorpFeb 21

@RolloTreadway @mullvadnet Though Clearcast is formally is a private company, they do preapproval according to BCAP rules, which is a UK regulatory body. Even if they would only enforce ”industry rules”, that would make them a cartel.

And TfL is a government body.

Show threadOrca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Feb 21
@RolloTreadway @mullvadnet
BBC? Private company?
Show threadMJFeb 22
@Orca @RolloTreadway @mullvadnet The BBC isn’t involved in this in any way. They do not carry advertising, on account of their public status.
Show threadOrca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Feb 22
@f4rr3r @RolloTreadway @mullvadnet iirc I saw mullvad claiming their ads were pulled from BBC 🤔
Well maybe they misrepresented what actually happened.
Show threadMagnectic_DrummerFeb 21
@mullvadnet The thoughpolice is only trying to protect the proles from crimethought, how doubleplusgood of them!
Show threadKevin RussellFeb 22

@mullvadnet

Drop pamphlets from the sky over crowds.

Show threadjulien rippingerFeb 22
@mullvadnet