Thursday, August 28, 2025

Big F You to typepad users

 This strong wording resumes well how I and many others feel. As found on twitter

https://twitter.com/i/trending/1960829667868598486

Typepad’s Shutdown Deadline Sparks Bloggers’ Frantic Data Exodus

Last updated 23 hours ago

Typepad, a pioneering blogging platform since 2003, announced its shutdown on August 27, 2025, with operations ending on September 30, 2025. Users face a mere 30-day window to export their data, triggering frustration and nostalgia among bloggers who must urgently migrate years of posts, photos, and comments. Tech entrepreneur Pieter Levels criticized the tight deadline as a “big fuck you to users,” emphasizing the risks of permanent data loss in an era of fleeting digital services.

Another comment extracted from twitter:

The great betrayal! And hardly a month to find a new host and to somehow save and/or transfer 25,000 blog posts, and archives, posted and collected over those 20 years. It’s physically hardly possible to do the transfer of all content in the allotted time.

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