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Two reports record the closure announcement and phased schedule. KAI-YOU relays advice for users to download their work data before closure.
What changed
Two reports record the closure announcement and phased schedule. KAI-YOU relays advice for users to download their work data before closure.
Only announcement reporting was checked: phased feature closures on 16 May and 16 June and planned full shutdown on 30 June. No separate implemented event is inferred. The original announcement was not obtained, and both reports may share a source. Reasons and causal links to protest are unproven.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: distinguish service lifecycle from protest effects, avoiding a claim that commercial closure three years later was a direct protest victory.
This is an editorial interpretation or question, separate from factual statements.
Evidence & sources
Two reports record the closure announcement and phased schedule. KAI-YOU relays advice for users to download their work data before closure.
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