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 Full documentation for the project is available at [https://www.django-rest-framework.org/][docs].
 
-For questions and support, use the [REST framework discussion group][group], or `#restframework` on freenode IRC.
+For questions and support, use the [REST framework discussion group][group], or `#restframework` on libera.chat IRC.
 
 You may also want to [follow the author on Twitter][twitter].
 
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 ## Support
 
-For support please see the [REST framework discussion group][group], try the  `#restframework` channel on `irc.freenode.net`, or raise a  question on [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow], making sure to include the ['django-rest-framework'][django-rest-framework-tag] tag.
+For support please see the [REST framework discussion group][group], try the  `#restframework` channel on `irc.libera.chat`, or raise a  question on [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow], making sure to include the ['django-rest-framework'][django-rest-framework-tag] tag.
 
 For priority support please sign up for a [professional or premium sponsorship plan](https://fund.django-rest-framework.org/topics/funding/).