Freenode has blocked all IRCCloud users
Possible reasons for the ban:<p>- IRCCloud publicly tweeting mean things about Freenode: <a href="https://twitter.com/irccloud/status/1397475744448663564" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/irccloud/status/1397475744448663564</a><p>- IRCCloud effectively “competing” with Freenode’s new bouncer service (bnc.freenode.net): <a href="https://freenode.net/#freenode-bouncer-stay-connected-on-irc-all-the-time" rel="nofollow">https://freenode.net/#freenode-bouncer-stay-connected-on-irc...</a>, also see this IRC exchange: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27494124" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27494124</a><p>The timing does suggest that Freenode put off banning IRCCloud until they had an alternative (their bouncer) in place. Obviously, a terrible move and one that should accelerate their implosion.<p>Side note: amusing that their help page on IRCCloud (<a href="https://freenode.net/kb/answer/irccloud" rel="nofollow">https://freenode.net/kb/answer/irccloud</a>) is still up given their recent website purge.