Gfycat to Shut Down on September 1: Save Your Reaction GIFs Now
Gfycat, a popular GIF-hosting site, is shutting down on September 1. Users are advised to save or delete their content before that date, as all data will be deleted. Gfycat gained popularity for its easy-to-use platform and high-quality looped Webm videos. The closure adds to the growing fragmentation of the internet, with recent changes including Reddit's purge of third-party clients and Twitter's requirement to view tweets. The shutdown will result in broken context for many online discussions and forums. Gfycat's acquisition by Snap in 2017 was a factor in the UK court ruling against Meta's acquisition of Giphy.