[beardedman]

*helps fund the translation engine in Mastodon.

NLnet might have its roots in the EU, but you shouldn't conflate the two.

[shapefrog]

> with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme

The European Commission is kinda a part of the EU government.

NGI0 Discovery Fund is a 5.6 million euro fund - coordinated by STICHTING NLNET using 7 million euros of EU commission money.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/825322

https://nlnet.nl/discovery/background/