The US Committee on Foreign Investment, which had the power to block the deal, is now unable to do so, as the law dictates such a business deal cannot be canceled after 30 days of its initial announcement. The sale, they claim, would disrupt American access to the ICQ servers, currently located conveniently in Israel. law enforcement officials are now protesting the imminent transaction, claiming that most criminals use the program to chat. This past spring, AOL, the current owner of ICQ, made a deal with Russian Internet investment giant Digital Sky Technologies to sell the IM service for $187 million. The implications are clear: If we don’t do something about it, our world will soon be overrun by guys straight out of Eastern Promises. ICQ, which is one of the largest IM services of its kind, is especially popular in Russia and Eastern Europe.

officials are alarmed over the sale of the instant messaging service to a Russian company, fearing they will lose tabs on the criminal underworld. According to an article from CY.TALK, senior U.S.

Um, so did you know this? Apparently ICQ‘s heyday didn’t end millions of years ago.

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