IRC technology news from the first half of 2024

It is so cool that eggdrop is still in development. Basically how I first learned programming (plus mIRC scripting!)

&gt; ... work-in-progress REDACT command was added, to be used for moderation and retracting accidentally sent messages ...<p>nwi]<p>s&#x2F;nwi]&#x2F;no way i won&#x27;t use &quot;s&#x2F;&#x2F;&quot; to correct stuff ever again T.T

Why do people like IRC?<p>Separate question: is it encrypted?