IMDb shutting down its forums

[Kevin Lancaster]

IMDb shutting down its forums

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is shutting down its popular message boards, including the platform’s private message system.

 

[Thor]

That sucks. I spend a lot of time on there.

 

[skeptic_SA]

That sucks. I spend a lot of time on there.

Does that mean you will be spending more time on here then?

 

[Skerminkel]

IMDB had forums?

 

[Skerminkel]

Does that mean you will be spending more time on here then?

 

[backstreetboy]

IMDb said its customers have increasingly migrated to IMDb’s social media accounts as the primary place to post comments and communicate with editors and one another.

Seems like the same excuse News24 and Iol used.

 

[Thor]

Does that mean you will be spending more time on here then?

:crylaugh:

 

[SinghDude]

Freedom of speech is no longer free.

 

[ponder]

Freedom of speech is no longer free.

Not on someone else's platform or property, it never has been.

 

[SinghDude]

Not on someone else's platform or property, it never has been.

Well i don't pay on here....


Thats why we have advertising.....

 

[MickeyD]

Freedom of speech is no longer free.

It never was free... always had some of limitation.

 

[FiestaST]

I'm sad as well. Used it frequently to gain additional insight & viewpoints regarding a good movie.

 

[LazyLion]

Those forums were very useful to me. This is a big loss.

 

[FiestaST]

 

[cozinsky]

They probably cancelled it because of the trolls.

 

[kianm]

Does that mean you will be spending more time on here then?

 

[FiestaST]

Le sigh.

D-Day tomorrow...