AOL has made the decision to shut down AOL Chat Rooms, which are currently only available to AOL Desktop Gold subscribers. No, the only thing being decommissioned is Chat Rooms. All other features of AOL Desktop Gold will continue to function normally.

What is an AOL chat room?

AOL offers a variety of chat rooms for members who use either its free or Desktop Gold web browsing software, have the standalone instant messaging application AIM, or play games on the AOL Games website. Users can join public chat rooms focused on their interests or start private chats with members they invite.