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Start Free Scan âThe Freenode IRC network changed ownership in 2021 and most staff and users moved to Libera Chat. If you have a Freenode account, contact current network staff for any account matters.
If you still want your data removed, contact Freenode support and cite GDPR/CCPA right-to-erasure where applicable. For data already spread across data brokers, CyberForget can help remove those listings automatically.
Freenode accounts are NickServ registrations deleted via IRC commands (there is no web portal). DROP is irreversible â you lose all access, channel ownership, and cloaks tied to the nick. Note: most Freenode staff moved to Libera Chat after the 2021 ownership change.
Connect to irc.freenode.net (port 6697), identify with NickServ, then run /msg NickServ DROP <nickname> and confirm. There is no web-based deletion.
You lose all access, channel ownership, and cloaks tied to the nick. The drop is irreversible.
Deleting your account means: Loss of chat history; Loss of access to channels. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
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