Twitter is shutting down Vine

October 28, 2016 00:24

Twitter has announced it is to close its video sharing service Vine about four years after it launched.

Vine lets people share six-second-long video clips that played on a loop.

Twitter did not give a reason for the closure, but earlier on Thursday it announced it was cutting 9% of its workforce following slow growth of the social network.

"In the coming months we'll be discontinuing the [Vine] mobile app," the company said in a blog post.

According to the post, nothing is changing immediately -- the website and apps will remain online for the time being, and users will be given a chance to download their Vine videos ahead of its official closure.

The announcement was devoid of any explanations about what led to the decision, only stating that Twitter would share more news on its blog and via its official Twitter account in the future regarding what comes next.

While the plan is to wind down Vine's operations, Twitter also says the website will remain online because the company thinks "it is important to still be able to watch all the incredible Vines that have been made."

However, it is unclear at this time how long the site will live on, given Twitter's plans.

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