There was a recent change in management of Freenode, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free

There was a recent change in management of Freenode, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_... What many might consider offensive behavior is expected from the new management.