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Re:The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @12:29AM (#49253391)
Yep. And if not child abuse then terrorism.
Re:ICQ will stop working from June 26 on Friday May 24, 2024 @07:37PM (#40471426)
I remember there being doubters like [1]:

> If you want to chat with people, you have to go where they are, and ICQ and AOL have the most people by far. Chances are, your friends are using one of those services, not one of the smaller ones like MSN Instant Messenger. With all of Microsoft’s muscle, money, and marketing skill, they are just not going to be able to break into auctions or instant messaging, because the network effects there are so strong.

[1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/05/12/strategy-letter-i-...