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You might not know it, but IRC predates most of the internet and directly influences it today

I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...
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Hacker hits IRC network Undernet with denial-of-service attack

A hacker based in Romania has launched a major distributed denial-of-service attack, forcing one of the largest Internet Relay Chat networks, Undernet, to shut down much of its service, system ...