Recently they started sponsoring Kiwi IRC development: https://kiwiirc.com/blog/Kiwi_IRC_gets_sponsored_by_PrivateInternetAccess https://kiwiirc.com/blog/Kiwi_I

Recently they started sponsoring Kiwi IRC development: https://kiwiirc.com/blog/Kiwi_IRC_gets_sponsored_by_PrivateInternetAccess https://kiwiirc.com/blog/Kiwi_IRC_gets_sponsored_by_PrivateI... Elsewhere in this HN thread, their acquiring of IRC networks was presented as a threat. I had not heard of the Snoonet deal so I went and looked and the announcement paints a very different picture: https://snoonet.org/updates/56-snoonet-joins-the-privateinternetaccess-com-family https://snoonet.org/updates/56-snoonet-joins-the-privateinte... "Because I was about something more than myself, the owner, and director of marketing took a great interest in our mission. After speaking with them for a bit I came to learn that they grew up on IRC and valued it so much as it's where they started off, like many of us learning to program, network with others, and run our community live chats. [...] I then traveled to the owner's house with some slight expectations, and some doubt – do nice things just happen to us? To my surprise, I was blown away after playing endless rounds of Mario Kart, and witnessing them hard at work with what they believe in."