Every few years, some wacky doomsday cult comes along and claims the apocalypse will end the world as we know it.
And apparently, the same catastrophic paranoia has caught on to Twitter, because users are FREAKING OUT over a rumor that the social media site will be shutting down next year!
Speculation that the site would be shutting down in early 2017 over cyberbullying and abuse was enough to generate the hashtag #SaveTwitter, which sent most users into full fledged panic mode.
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Naturally, the negative reaction had users full of fear, denial, and anxiety over the idea of losing worldwide communication and instead having to interact with people IRL (gasp!) — and ignited waves of GIF reactions capturing the mixed bag of emotions.
Don’t worry, reps for Twitter have assured outlets there is no truth to the rumors, and the site will go on as long as people have things to say. But just like those doomsday cults, internet users aren’t bothering to check the facts before injecting themselves in the faux-firestorm.
Ch-ch-check out the most hilarious reactions (below)!
When you find out Twitter might be shut down 😤 #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/pdtmW1iSEz
— Henry Gallagher (@HenryGallagherx) August 11, 2016
Twitter shutting down in 2017 #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/wsP4RtVbgs
— safiッ (@absolutejeon) August 11, 2016
Woah. #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/DZ8Hk60M4f
— Alan White (@aljwhite) August 11, 2016
Feeling like… #savetwitter ! pic.twitter.com/fMtrplzezq
— «Lighthouse» (@xneveroutloudx) August 11, 2016
Me: *Logs on to Twitter*
Me: * Clicks on #SaveTwitter Hashtag*
Twitter: pic.twitter.com/AoK7fBClZg
— I H Laking (@IHLaking) August 11, 2016
If twitter ends ill be forced to actually socialize with people #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/z0GFv6NB29
— ㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@journalsrat) August 11, 2016
when you wake up and see Twitter might be shut down #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/G2ENywG6tN
— Jords (@iBiebTeam) August 11, 2016
me when I heard that they might shut down twitter in early 2017#savetwitter pic.twitter.com/D87LA4GFk4
— anna (@nutellaANDpizza) August 11, 2016
when you know twitter will never shut down, but you still wanna follow the trend #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/Q2y8z7URZK
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ ‘Michelle’ (@meshall_m) August 11, 2016
not to mention facebook has more cyber bullying than twitter but #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/kwoBVZx62J
— nyaa (@wdymnyaa) August 11, 2016
#savetwitter this is the people who believe twitter is shutting down pic.twitter.com/gATgfqiUoG
— Abby Pruitt (@AbbyOPruitt) August 11, 2016
me after i realized that there’s literally no chance of twitter shutting down #savetwitter pic.twitter.com/cGzwEjgKxK
— ㅤ (@IikemyponytaiI) August 11, 2016
