Social News Network Artifact is Closing Down

We see that it collects features a little from here and a little from there. InstagramIn recent years, it has adapted these to its platform so firmly that the actual platforms from which it took the features were overshadowed by it. While the company was pursuing such innovations, two co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, left Instagram. to establish their own platforms They came out.

Artifact The platform, which appeared under the name , was announced in early 2023. The application, which included many news sources, made it possible for you to subscribe to them and see them in the feed. In addition to personalized recommendations, it was also announced that features such as direct messages would come. But from practice bad news came.

“We have decided to cease Artifact operations.”

In a blog post he shared, CEO Kevin Systrom described the Artifact application, which started its adventure 1 year ago. closure decision announced that they received it. Systrom stated that although a bone mass adheres to the practice, the market does not give hope in the long term for an investment in this direction, and that many start-ups are in this direction. refusing to see the factsbut also said that making this decision at an early stage is better for everyone.

CEO, make new comments and shares He stated that they removed the features and there were no employees to support it. However, your own posts will continue to be visible on your profile. Stating that such posts require strict moderation, the CEO added that they will keep the basic news reading feature alive until the end of February.

Even though he hasn’t said anything clear yet SystromHe said that they are looking forward to future opportunities. Have you been using Artifact?