I’ve not seen silly string since I was a kid. I figured it got banned or something.

old.reddit.com still works for me. Not that I use those subs.

Proton has free tier VPN if you are getting blocked.

Yep. All working now. Many thanks!

Oh nice, thank you. Also thank you for the awesome app.

In the UK. SMS were not free to send. In fact, MMS are still not free to send today. This is what WhatsApp solved, instant messaging that uses your data and alas has no additional costs.
Popularity grew, which is why Meta purchased it, and we are now where we are today.

On his knees?