>$100,000 to RiseUp, a coordination platform used by activists across the political spectrum, to improve the security of their email service;
However, RiseUp has shown to be leftist several times[1]. If I was a right wing activist or something similar, I would not use RiseUp, because of the serious conflict of interest of the owners of the platform.
There's nothing wrong with RiseUp being leftist, but I expect Mozilla to be neutral politically, except when something related to free software is at stake in politics.
[1]Apart from their logo being a reference to the anarcho-communist flag, they've said "[...] We do this by providing communication and computer resources to allies engaged in struggles against capitalism and other forms of oppression." (https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/01/responding-to-antifa...) I'm sure I'd find other similar quotes if I looked it up.
However, RiseUp has shown to be leftist several times[1]. If I was a right wing activist or something similar, I would not use RiseUp, because of the serious conflict of interest of the owners of the platform.
There's nothing wrong with RiseUp being leftist, but I expect Mozilla to be neutral politically, except when something related to free software is at stake in politics.
[1]Apart from their logo being a reference to the anarcho-communist flag, they've said "[...] We do this by providing communication and computer resources to allies engaged in struggles against capitalism and other forms of oppression." (https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/01/responding-to-antifa...) I'm sure I'd find other similar quotes if I looked it up.