Microsoft Corp. began the systematic shutdown of its online chat rooms on Tuesday, silencing a once boisterous forum for oddball rants and political observations darkened by spammers and sex predators.
Last month, the world's largest software company stunned the industry and the millions who use its chat rooms by announcing its was closing MSN chat in 28 countries, saying it had become a haven for peddlers of junk "spam" e-mail and paedophiles.
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