MSN has decided to shut down all its chat rooms from 14th October as a "child protection" measure. More like a litigation prevention measure and an attack on free speech
I did read that MSN instant messanger, which a lot of us use, would still be around, but for how long
This all reminds me of the poem
Quote:
First They Came for the Jews
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
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With apologies to Pastor Martin Niemöller
First they went for the AOL chat rooms
and I did not speak out as I did not use them
Then they went for the MSN Chat Rooms
and I did not speak out as I did not use them
Then they came for the IRC
and I did not speak out as I did not use IRC
Then they came for this forum which I use
And there was no one left to speak for me