Also, another #irc network was added 1-2 days ago to #netsplit (it grew a lot since #freenode imploded) https://netsplit.de/networks/?query=applicant

#techrights is now at the #netsplit site: https://netsplit.de/networks/techrights/ main channel is #techrights at irc.techrights.org, port 6667 without SSL support and port 6697 for SSL