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Re:IRC.com Bought by London Trust Media, Pledges an IRC Revival by digi_owl on Friday June 22, 2018 @09:12PM (#17378826)
Aka a bouncer?
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Re:IRC.com Bought by London Trust Media, Pledges an IRC Revival by na85 on Saturday June 23, 2018 @10:09PM (#17384565)
Yes, but baked in. Bouncers are horrible UX and a huge obstacle to onboarding.

"this service is only usable on your phone if you also sign up for another service" pretty much makes it a non-starter.

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