This bug has been reported at least two times with different versions (see linked Duplicate of this bug). But when I tried it with version 2.6.6, with Yahoo! as my account, it's fixed.
As per http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog the issue with AIM and ICQ were fixed on 2.6.3 release. ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Pidgin privacy settings not being enforced anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454066 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
