I have AOL because of Verizon Email closed down. No important account on AOL. I wish they would shut down all of AOL. That's all you see is Political BS on it.
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/07/aim-shutdown-aol-instant-messenger-alternatives/ https://www.howtogeek.com/328886/rip-aim-the-messaging-app-aol-never-wanted/
AIM ( = AOL Instant Messenger) shuts down today https://www.askwoody.com/2017/aim-aol-instant-messenger-shuts-down-today/ AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017 https://help.aol.com/articles/aim-discontinued
AIM Has Been Resurrected 'AIM Phoenix' breathes new life into the original AIM client, which AOL took offline last year. June 26, 2018 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbqadb/aim-phoenix-resurrect-aim