Tor Project refuses to cut ties with Mullvad following controversial political donation

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  • The Tor Project is maintaining its technical collaboration with Mullvad despite intense community pressure to sever ties.
  • The backlash stems from a recent political donation made by a Mullvad co-founder to a controversial Swedish populist party.
  • Tor is pausing all "proactive co-branding" and joint promotional activities to ensure its human rights mission isn't compromised.

The Tor Project has confirmed it will not terminate its relationship with Mullvad following intense community pushback over a political donation made by one of the VPN's co-founders. Instead, the privacy-focused nonprofit is setting "clear boundaries" on its ongoing collaboration.

The controversy began earlier this year when it was revealed that a Mullvad co-founder had made a financial donation to a controversial Swedish populist party.

The move sparked immediate debate within the cybersecurity community, leading some users to demand that Tor, an organization deeply rooted in human rights and anti-censorship, sever ties with what many...

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