> "The IRS will no longer accept returns directly."

Where are you finding that quote, I don't see it on the Direct File homepage [0]

EDIT: Ah, I see now, it was from paxys's original post [1], I assumed it was meant to be an official quote from the IRS somewhere.

0: https://directfile.irs.gov/

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44183593