We’re all familiar with social media: the Facebooks, the Twitters, the TikToks of this silly digital world. They have invaded our lives and taken over our time and attention. We have spent the past decade posting, snapping, tweeting, reeling (?), tiktoking (??). We fall asleep youtubing, only to wake up with our “for you” page completely fucked up because the algorithm lives a life of its own and has decided to profile us as someone who loves sheep herding and carpet cleaning (and, you know, maybe it's right).

But imagine for a second if someone managed to reinvent social media. Imagine if there was a new product out there on the internet. A product so revolutionary, so original, so refreshingly different, that it will completely transform the way you feel and interact with other people online.

Can you feel the excitement building? Well, I’m sorry—not sorry—to disappoint you because that product is not here. What is here, though (blame Kevin), is a silly little experiment: the Dealgorithm IRC server. I was thinking about setting an IRC server up just for fun, and he took the idea, ran with it, and the server is now live.

Now, contrary to the fools at Digg, I know how the web works, and there’s no chance in hell I’d let this server open to the internet, so that every weirdo out there could join. Which is why, if you’re interested in joining, you need to apply by filling out this form. I’m not going to request a copy of your ID…for now.

The server is currently set up to retain up to 2000 messages per channel for up to 48 hours. We might play with these settings, but I don’t want this to be a place for content to stick around. The idea is to have a space where a bunch of people can hang out in a very casual way and talk about anything they find interesting.

We may or may not permanently ban you if you profess your love for AI. You’ve been warned.

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