Gfycat has announced its impending closure. Snap, Gfycat’s parent company, revealed this intention in an alert detected by Hacker News (and reported by The Verge) expressing their decision to decommission the GIF database and erase all user content in the forthcoming weeks. “The Gfycat service is being terminated,” a warning pinned to the top of the website declares. “Kindly preserve or remove your Gfycat content by logging in to your account at https://www.gfycat.com. Post September 1, 2023, all Gfycat content and data will be purged from gfycat.com.”
The announcement about Gfycat’s impending closure doesn’t shock those who have attempted to use the site recently. Motherboard, in May, reported that Snap neglected to renew Gfycat’s security certificates, resulting in temporary unavailability for most internet users. Moreover, even prior to this downtime, concerns were circulating about the site’s active management as evidenced by Reddit reports citing broken uploads and lack of response from the support team that date back months and even years. The closure underscores the fleeting nature of even the most frequented websites online, a poignant reminder as other platforms grapple with their own forms of neglect.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Gfycat Shutdown
When is Gfycat shutting down?
Gfycat is scheduled to shut down on September 1, 2023.
What will happen to the user content on Gfycat after the shutdown?
All user content on Gfycat will be deleted after the shutdown on September 1, 2023.
What is the reason behind Gfycat’s closure?
While a specific reason has not been provided, the decision comes after a period of declining service quality, including broken uploads and an unresponsive support team, as well as a lapse in the site’s security certificates.
Who is the parent company of Gfycat?
Snap Inc., also known for its social media platform Snapchat, is the parent company of Gfycat.
What should users do with their content on Gfycat?
Users should save or delete their Gfycat content by logging into their accounts on the Gfycat website before the shutdown date.
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That’s why I never trust online platforms for storing my stuff. Everything’s temporary on the internet it seems.
saw this coming from miles away. the site’s been acting weird for months now. just another one bites the dust.
Oh man! can’t belive Gfycat’s going down 🙁 I’ve used it so much over the years…
Snaps really let this one slip, huh? Security certificates expiring and all. Wonder what’s next on their chopping block.