Google+ will disappear on April 2nd.

Google has recently confirmed its plans to shut down the platform. Google+ in April of this year. Initially, the deadline for closing Google+ It was going to conclude next August, however, a new bug that exposed the data of 52 million users, which was discovered in December, has caused the company to bring forward the closure to this month of April.
 

Why is Google+ shutting down?

Despite Google+ It has never won the hearts of users, resisted for years to end its social network and has tried everything to win the public's favor.
However, security problems have ultimately brought the service down. Last October, Google announced that a security flaw was detected in one of its APIs in March. Google+. This vulnerability, active since 2015, exposed users' private information to third-party applications. The bug was patched immediately, and the tech giant claimed it found no evidence that any developer had exploited it…but this fact, combined with the social network's low usage rate, was the final straw that led to the decision to shut it down.
 

When will Google+ close?

The company has shared the detailed timeline it will follow to dismantle Google+. Below you can see the actions that Google+ will be taking starting this week:
February 4Since last Monday, it is no longer possible to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities, or events.
From February 4th to March 7thBlogger will remove the Google+ commenting feature from February 4th, and it will be removed for other sites as well on March 7th.
Next few weeksGoogle+ login buttons will stop working on apps and websites. Some will be replaced by a Google login button.
MarchCommunity owners and moderators will be able to download and save a wealth of data about their community. This data is already available, but starting in March, additional information will be accessible, such as author, content, and photos for each post.
AprilAll Google+ comments will be removed from all sites and all consumer accounts will be closed.
 

How can we back up our data?

The process of removing all content will begin on April 2nd. Google+. This means that all the photos and videos we have in Google+ They will be deleted. To keep them, we can download all our content, circles, communities, broadcasts, etc. until April 2nd. Please note that if you have backed up your photos and videos with Google Photos, they will not be deleted.