Hamish The PolarBearSo - looking for a new VPN (and Browser by association) provider soon since @mullvadnet give money to fascists.
Recommendations for a replacement are welcome.
#VPN #Fascism
Recommendations for a replacement are welcome.
#VPN #Fascism
@mullvadnet I will probably just use the "vanilla" TOR browser.
EdenDestroyer@hamishtpb @mullvadnet ugh, who are mullvad giving money to?
@edendestroyer @mullvadnet Article is in Swedish but there is discussion around places like Reddit and here to get corroboration. www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet two VPNs I've got on my radar that's mentioned throughout this thread's replies: https://chaosfem.tw/@jasmine/116815539740524405
- IVPN: https://ivpn.net, bit more pricy than Mullvad being about £59/y (through apple) or $60 via website compared to Mullvad that's £52/y approx. Fedi: @ivpn
- NymVPN: https://nym.com, brilliant yearly pricing and double the max devices two 10 devices. No fedi account from.what can tell.
Both on fdroid and no email/pass lime mullvad
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet @ivpn there's also @airvpn https://airvpn.org, comparable pricing to mullvad, though not on fdroid and requires email and pass unlike mullvad ivpn and nym.. but still open source.. plus isn't in bed with Israel
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet @ivpn @airvpn I started getting very iffy since the other day before noticing this just now, upon noticing hold up Mullvad has a Israeli server option. Not in itself maybe something telling that there's tbf probably some point to having a Israel option in the location choices that hey if Israel is providing shit to only people in Israel they don't want the outer world seeing then that gets you in.. but at the caveat of giving money to Israel so yeaa
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet @ivpn @airvpn
Okay Nym.. they also have an Israel server option so gaaaa.. again I can see the point having servers in xyz fascist states to get on the inside what are you showing within their walls but hiding to outside, but still.
IVPN also has one too, so ugh.. This is where AirVPN seems to go up a notch being more ethical.. they don't have an Israel server option from what I can see
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet @ivpn @airvpn and Nym have also got boosts of GB News on their X.. okay I'm feeling not very comfortable about Nym geez. Maybe that's them just being oblivious hold up that news network is the UK's fox news, but it's feeling very playing the neutral card as Swiss fascists do. They'd surely by now at least have a presence on bluesky, and maybeee here than just X if they weren't right leaning neutral bros
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @mullvadnet @ivpn @airvpn Nym's founder Harry's last X posting from 2024 though gives off totally different vibes more left anarchist vibes but then so did mullvad so yea
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @ivpn @airvpn
Okay Nym's X posting is just so much worse https://nitter.net/nym, the amount of free speech absolutists, climate denialists and straight up "patriot"s and all that Nym's been retweeting.. and Harry boasting about being proud about Nym using Brave's adblocking engine in Nym VPN.. what a nazi pit they're deep in
@hamishtpb @edendestroyer @ivpn @airvpn and okay there we have it more confirmation from IVPN they're playing the politically neutral game.
Couldn't say a simple yes back when they were asked do they support trans folks https://mastodon.social/@ivpn/115622073215730221, just copied and pasted the following question and a simple no, they won't go on a transphobic rant.. doing a non answer because all about that neutrality..
And then they now are specifically stating about being neutral https://mastodon.social/@ivpn/116824201197345747
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