From: hsienzant@aol.com   
      
   On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:47:01 PM UTC-5, Sam McClung wrote:   
   > On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 6:02:55 PM UTC-6, Sam McClung wrote:    
   > > "Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new   
   Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content   
   from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data   
   will still be supported as    
   it is done today."    
   > >    
   > > What does all this mean?   
   > It may mean Google is trying to avoid or minimize legal liability, which   
   moodrated groups may also want to consider, that or having full time legal   
   staff.   
      
   Usenet predates Google. Google doesn't bear any responsibility towards the   
   Usenet postings.    
   Google is just providing a means to read and post.   
      
   It’s not a profit center, it’s not at all related to their main profit   
   generator, search-related ads. They are simply eliminating one more thing   
   that’s not related to making money. Like AOL did five or more years ago,   
   when they got rid of the    
   comments section. Or before that, when Prodigy started to charge.   
      
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