Could you elaborate on this?
Original link appears to 404 for some reason: https://snoonet.org/updates/56-snoonet-joins-the-privateinte...
ycombinator article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14101538
Announcement: https://freenode.net/news/pia-fn
Weird ad for PIA guys cryptocurrency scheme: https://freenode.net/news/spam-shake