# Freenode hit by hostile takeover

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/freenode-hit-by-hostile-takeover/16826
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**Created:** [May 19, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/freenode-hit-by-hostile-takeover/16826 "2021-05-19T21:37:12Z")
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### Author: ![bt90](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/bt90/32/18565_2.png) [@bt90](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bt90)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/freenode-hit-by-hostile-takeover/16826/21 "2021-06-16T05:33:43Z")

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Seems like the result of Andrew Lee having an alt-right leaning breakdown:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/o0niic/the\_old\_freenode\_has\_been\_closed/](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/o0niic/the_old_freenode_has_been_closed/)

> \<rasengan\> DRAIN THE SWAMP!  
> \<rasengan\> MFGA!

🤮

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