AOL bought Huffington for their reach... they want the hits.
Very early, I got onto the internet via CompuServe. In fact, for a while I was a Sysop in their help forum, which got me a free connection.
But when AOL took over CompuServe, the forums began to dry up, the software got worse and worse, and I finally just had no use for it. I kept on for a while because my kids all talked to their friends with AIM. Also, I could use the dialup when my cable connection went on the blink.
But that completely dried up, too, and I was able to end my subscription quite some time ago. I don’t think any kids use AIM any more.