[But also see]

[People keep telling me that IRC is obsolete in modern day, Why do people still use IRC?] "Many of the people who insist on sticking with IRC have been using it since the 90s and are likely too old to have adopted the media-rich online presence most people under 40 currently have. However, I wouldn't go so far as to call it obsolete, not yet. There haven't been any suitable alternatives, although Matrix and especially Discord come close. Discord has the kind of features a modern chat protocol should have, only problem is it is entirely owned by Discord. You can't own a Discord server, but you can own an IRC server. IMO, the ideal chat platform would take the features of Discord, and combine it with the independence and freedom of IRC. Matrix meets that standard, but as of this writing, it is mostly only used for bridging to Discord and/or IRC."