Gfycat is set to Shut Down: users urged to save their GIFs before September 1st

Gfycat is set to shut down on September 1st, as announced by its parent company, Snap, on the official website. With the shutdown, the GIF database will be taken offline and all user content will be deleted.

This shutdown does not come as a surprise, as Gfycat's security certificates were allowed to expire in May, suggesting a lack of oversight to the platform. Users have also reported various issues with the website over the past few months, including problems with GIF uploads, prolonged downtime, and no response from the support team.

Gfycat users are advised to log in to their accounts and save their content before September 1st.

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