In brief: Path is dead

Following the shuttering of Klout earlier this year, Path, the one-time rival to Facebook, is now closing its doors, according to an announcement made today. (Yes, you may be surprised to learn that Path was still alive.)

Source: TechCrunch

Launched November 2010, the pioneer of emoji reactions was already on a death spiral by May 2015 when the US-based app was acquired by the South Korean firm behind KakaoTalk.

That acquisition was a last gasp at Path’s salvation in Indonesia, where it had gathered a cult following.

Path will be removed from the app stores on October 1, then the lights will go out on October 18.

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