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The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman.

~ https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The title is misleading because it doesn't mention the millions are in Swedish Krona (I presume).

5 million krona would be €450 800.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

1 cent for that cause was already too much!

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 13 points 2 months ago

That's still the majority of the donation for that entire party. All from a single person.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it kroner or is that a different currency?

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Thats norwegian

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A Swedish article in a Swedish publication about a Swedish guy and his Swedish company paying in Swedish kroner is misleading?

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You forgot to say the part where the title is in English but the currency is not mentioned. Is it pounds? Euros? Nope, Swedish crowns. Since when it's acceptable to skip the currency no matter what it is?

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub -5 points 2 months ago

I still disagree. It's also why it's important to not judge things only on a title. It's still a lot of money in just about any currency that would be reasonably used in this case. At best it's ambiguous, but I would not call it misleading.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It depends on the audience. From what I see, the most common currencies on of Lemmy users are USD, EUR, GBP, CAD.

Here's a hypothetical: I once received 5 million from a guy. But it's only €280 because it was Zimbabwean Dollar.