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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

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

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