Kik's getting shut down

[Lisatheticklee]

Not sure if this is the right place (Could be better in the personals or maybe even the tickling section) but it appears Kik will be getting shut down. I imagine this'll be a bit of a blow to the community as I gathered most people communicated through there.

 

[CapturedDoll]

Heh wow... And I just downloaded it for the first time a week ago. Oh well...

 

[chicago]

Possible hoax

So here's what we KNOW about the Kik shut down:

- Ted Livingston (CEO) has announced through Medium that Kik is shutting down.
- An article from Coindesk announcing that Ted was leaving Kik, this was a hoax.
- Additionally, the screenshot of Kik shutting down the 27th September that is currently circulating is also a hoax.


And here's what we DON'T know:

1: When is Kik shutting down?
2: Does this mean that Kik X will also be shut down, or will the community be transferred to Kik X and thus live on?
3: Will Kik be made open source, so it can live on?
4: Will Kik be sold to another company, so it can live on?

There are multiple scenarios where Kik might be continued and none of them have been addressed yet.

We have reached out to some Kik devs to get a clear answer and once we hear more, we will let people know in #Kik_Support.

Please do not participate in fear mongering doomsday scenarios where Kik will cease to exist, have a bit of patience and wait till we hear more.

Article from Medium: https://medium.com/@tedlivingston/moving-forward-boldly-with-kin-ec6290a6453

�� For Kik and shut down discussions, please join #Kik_Support

 

[TMF Jeff]

It seems pretty definite. Every news outlet is reporting it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49809449

Edit: And Snopes lists it as True - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-kik-messenger-app-shutting-down/

 

[duderino84]

It's pretty obvious your messenger isn't doing well when the main expressed reason for using it is for people who think they're being discreet to sext each other.

 

[BlasterMaster]

I don't even know what Kik is the be honest. Jeeze, all these softwares make it hard to keep up and stay modern. Heh.