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On the 24th of September 2019, the CEO of the popular social media and messaging platform kik announced the impending closure of the company. In a blog, Kik Interactive stated that the decision had been forced on it by a legal wrangle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Millions of people like yourself have been affected.
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MediaLab Buys Kik Messenger
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Kik Messenger is a popular instant messaging application for Android and iOS mobile devices. It has been around for at least ten years and has gained millions of users. Despite its success, Kik Interactive Inc. had plans to close the application in order to direct its full attention to a cryptocurrency called Kin. Hundreds of millions of Kik users were disappointed by the news. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like Kik is going anywhere, after all.
Kik shuts down on October 19
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The Kik Messenger mobile app has 300 million users. It is unusual for a company to remove their app from the marketplace after it has accumulated such a large userbase. Apparently, that is what’s going to happen according to the announcement made last month by Ted Livingstone, who is the founder of Kik Interactive and its Kik Messenger app. There has been a lot of speculation as to when Kik Messenger will officially shut down.
What is Kik Messenger?
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Kik Messenger is a totally free instant messaging app for Android and iOS mobile devices. Kik Interactive Incorporated is the Canadian company which created the application and released it on October 19th, 2010. The app is primarily used to communicate with friends individually or in groups. There are no fees or restrictions on the number of times you can send and receive messages. The only restriction is for users to have Kik accounts.
Why is Kik in trouble with SEC?
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Between 2010 and 2017, Kik Interactive Incorporated was primarily known as the Canadian creator of the instant messaging app called Kik Messenger. Approximately 40% of the people who use the app are teenagers, while the remaining 60% are mostly younger children. In 2017, Kik Interactive generated approximately $100 million from the initial coin offering of its new cryptocurrency “Kin.” This seemed unusual for a company which established itself in the communication industry rather than the financial industry.
Kik messenger is shutting down
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The popular mobile instant messaging app, Kik Messenger, is officially shutting down after nearly 9 years of being in service. The news is shocking to the 300 million+ people throughout the world who use the app. They love the fact that the app is free because they can send text messages without exhausting their SMS text limit. Friends and family members can easily communicate with each other no matter if they use an iOS or Android mobile device.