 In 2016, Arktos Media, which was co-founded by Swedish businessman Daniel Friberg, one of the other co-founders of the AltRight Corporation, announced in August 2018 that it had also departed from the AltRight Corporation in May 2018.Arktos wrote that "Our departure is not to be construed as a rupture with anyone involved in the Alt Right.We part ways amicably, and we wish nothing but the best to Richard Spencer and his team."