[michaelt]

> I’m also largely cynical to the idea that anyone’s doing any free speeching on meta or Twitter in the first place. If counter culture gets driven back to IRC, or gasp meatspace, then all the better.

The thing is, any speech controls imposed on Facebook and Twitter will probably be imposed on all services - including IRC.

And while Facebook and Twitter are capable of compliance and have bottomless pockets to implement it, IRC isn't and doesn't.

[techblueberry]

Necessity is the mother of invention.