Yes, the same ones [1]. They are an investment firm that was formerly known as London Trust Media. You can see they have listed both "IRC" (links to irc.com) an

Yes, the same ones [1]. They are an investment firm that was formerly known as London Trust Media. You can see they have listed both "IRC" (links to irc.com) and "freenode" in their portfolio. [2] [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-irc/2021-May/001923.html https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-irc/2021-May/001923... [2] https://imperialfamily.com/ https://imperialfamily.com/ (hover over "Technology)