After two decades in business, Taringa has announced it will close permanently on March 24

After more than two decades online, Taringa announced its permanent closure on Monday. The Argentine platform that has become the second most used network in the country – in times of forums and app previews – will cancel its functions. And he has set a date: March 24th.

The company communicated this with its style.

“They can call us virgin, sour, unbearable, antisocial and everything they want. But we made history and no one will ever be able to deny it to us.” With these words, the social network with the exclamation point announced that it will close permanently. Thus, the Argentine platform that marked an era in Latin America puts an end to a twenty-year history, afterwards return several times from oblivion.

With a publication on his profile, Taringa! (hence his name) explained that the reasons for the closure “are as simple as they are difficult to accept”. “With the changing trends of recent years regarding social networks, taringa! designed a product that sought what other platforms could not achieve, a space of freedom where content can be monetized. However, due market conditions and the competitiveness of social networks, this dream has been frustrated”, reads the post.

However, the statement underlines that “20 years of history is not an achievement that any site, platform or community can boast of, not even remotely”. “Taringa! has been the place of fantastic stories, memes, trolls, collective intelligence everywhere, but above all it has always been a place where freedom of expression is present”, they recalled nostalgically from the platform.

There was also room for balance and pride. “We were the home of all kinds of stories, all kinds of characters, all kinds of feelings. We got into a lot of trouble and overcame them all. We raised the flag of an identity that, even today , after “after so many years the ‘taringero’ is still relevant”, they observed.

The closing forms are left for future communication: “Later we will provide you with more details on how this process will take place and what you need to know,” users were informed.

“I keep the bard inside me, I will bring it out later. Thank you for everything, taringueros. What we have achieved together in these 20 years will forever remain in the history of the Internet”, concluded the publication. , using the first person but without a signature.

Created by an Argentinian, Taringa was a absolute success on the internet in the 2000s, with hundreds of thousands of users opening forums and generating communities. In fact, it has become the second most visited social network in Argentina and the third in Latin America.