| | BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft chat move 'irresponsible' |
 | | Microsoft's net service is shutting its chatrooms in Europe, Middle East, Latin America and most of Asia from 14 October. |
 | | Chatrooms on MSN's other global sites will either be supervised - or moderated - by an adult 24 hours a day, or will be on a credit card subscription-basis only. |
 | | Others have suggested MSN is avoiding the expense of investing in full-time moderated chatrooms, but Mr Whittingham said that had nothing to do with their action. |
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