r/PrivateInternetAccess is a subreddit with 149k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses vpn, pia, android, wireguard, and macos, and they frequently recommend/review vpn and vpn service.
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Popular Themes in r/PrivateInternetAccess
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best VPN with Free Trial?"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Paramount+ suddenly blocking my VPN"
15 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "My Honest Review After Trying 4KIV IPTV - Finally a Service That Actually Works 🤩"
3 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "How does a VPN work and does it really keep me safe from data leaks?"
1 post
#5
News
: "Anyone heard about 4Chan being fined for refusing to share internal moderation data?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PrivateInternetAccess
#1
Vpn
: "Best Vpn with Free Trial?"
176 posts
#2
Pia
: "PSA: Pia is owned by an Israeli company - Kape Technologies"
133 posts
#3
Android
: "Anyone else having no internet when PIA is running? (Android)"
20 posts
#4
Wireguard
: "Wireguard vs OpenVPN which do you prefer on PIA?"
19 posts
#5
Macos
: "Alpha release to address DNS issues on Macos 26"
16 posts
#6
Server
: "Anyone noticing issues with some Servers? Specially east coast?"
14 posts
#7
Connection
: "App Privacy Report shows thousands of Connections while VPN is off?"
12 posts
#8
Privacy
: "Running PIA + Tor with temp emails and phone numbers for logins, It feels like a mini Privacy bubble"
11 posts
#9
Speed
: "Decided to Give 3.7.0 a Try - Speed Increase was Amazing"
11 posts
#10
Issues
: "Anyone noticing Issues with some servers? Specially east coast?"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/PrivateInternetAccess
Vpn
9 reviews
#1
Mullvad
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Private Internet Access
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
PIA
4.0★ from 1 review
Vpn Service
8 reviews
#1
ProtonVPN
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Surfshark
2.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
NordVPN
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PrivateInternetAccess
#1
HELP
: "Paramount+ suddenly blocking my VPN"
49 posts
#2
HELP - WINDOWS
: "qbPortWeaver 1.6.0 just released"
33 posts
#3
DISCUSSION
: "PSA: PIA is owned by an Israeli company - Kape Technologies"
23 posts
#4
QUESTIONS
: "Best VPN with Free Trial?"
23 posts
#5
HELP - ANDROID
: "Best free VPN for Android this 2026?"
19 posts
#6
HELP - macOS
: "Is PIA just... broken now?"
16 posts
#7
HELP - iOS
: "Vpn turning wifi off and not working?"
9 posts
#8
HELP - LINUX
: "Web traffic throttled or completely blocked but torrents / port-forwarding working fine - why?"
7 posts
#9
FEEDBACK
: "Welp... after 12 years of PIA, I think it's time to finally abandon ship."
6 posts
#10
HELP - APPLICATION FEATURE/SETTINGS
: "Qbittorrent: Is binding to PIA enough protection?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/PrivateInternetAccess
Yearly
+16k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: June 6, 2026