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The software mega-giants Microsoft announced a change in policy of their Windows Live Messenger service, in a small blog post regarding the future of the instant messaging client. Access to the service in Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea is now prohibited, and if a user in one of these countries does attempt to sign into the service they should receive the following error message:

"810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to the .NET Messenger Service."

Of course, as you can imagine, there are already work-arounds in place for people to get through and log in - either by using a 3rd party client or simply setting a new location in your Windows Live account area (changing it to any authorised region will allow you to sign in once again).

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company has discontinued Messenger services to certain countries due to United States sanctions.

Source: http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=26697&catid=6

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