![Ted Livingston on Twitter: "The Kik X beta is shutting down today, September 27th. All of Kik will shut down October 19th, 9 years to the day after we launched. It's going Ted Livingston on Twitter: "The Kik X beta is shutting down today, September 27th. All of Kik will shut down October 19th, 9 years to the day after we launched. It's going](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFZr8NEXkAIHXjD.jpg)
Ted Livingston on Twitter: "The Kik X beta is shutting down today, September 27th. All of Kik will shut down October 19th, 9 years to the day after we launched. It's going
![Techmeme: Kik says it is shutting down its messaging app and will reduce its headcount to 19 people, amid its heated legal battle with the SEC over its ICO (Meagan Simpson/BetaKit) Techmeme: Kik says it is shutting down its messaging app and will reduce its headcount to 19 people, amid its heated legal battle with the SEC over its ICO (Meagan Simpson/BetaKit)](https://cdn.betakit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/KIN_Horizontalogo-04-1024x645.png)
Techmeme: Kik says it is shutting down its messaging app and will reduce its headcount to 19 people, amid its heated legal battle with the SEC over its ICO (Meagan Simpson/BetaKit)
![Creators of Ragebot to make "RageChat" with a goal in mind to create a familiar platform to Kik. : r/KinFoundation Creators of Ragebot to make "RageChat" with a goal in mind to create a familiar platform to Kik. : r/KinFoundation](https://i.redd.it/r2e901l2h7p31.jpg)