From 2002 to 2023, such will have been the life of the famous Skyblogs. Many teenagers of the 2000s wrote their personal emotions there or dedicated blogs to their favorite star. It was June 16, 2023 that the founder and president of the Skyrock group, Pierre Bellanger, formalized the end of this era that anyone under twenty cannot know:
“Millions of you have been in the early 2000s to undertake the creation of a skyblog, to publish texts, photos, to comment… You have helped to create one of the first social networks in the world. You were the pioneers of a method of communication and collective exchange that would change our societies. You invented shared intimacy. An entire creative, artistic, audio, written and visual generation has taken its first steps on skyblog! Skyblogs became the 17th largest website in the world in 2007. The skyblog generation is you. The skyblog revolution is you. »
Why is Skyblog closing? GDPR and server savings
In fact, the end of the 2000s corresponded to the peak of popularity of the blogging platform launched by Skyrock radio on December 17, 2002 and which will definitively close its doors on August 21, 2023, as the president continues:
“Today skyblogs are making history. To comply with personal data legislation, to keep the platform and skyblogs in their candid and belching presentation, we need to freeze it and remove it from public access. Anyone can transfer their blog to their machine if they wish, and eventually delete it. Then this sociological treasure will be anonymized and will go to the National Archives. so that tomorrow scholars and researchers can realize with a previously unimaginable granularity what the new generation of the beginning of the 21st century was like. »
It is therefore mainly for GDPR issues and server savings that Skyblogs will close permanently at the end of August 2023.
1.636.945 Skyblog become part of the national archives kept by INA
After many thanks, the president of Skyrock takes advantage of the hypermedia coverage of the sad news to promote Skred, which he presents as the “ the world’s first secure messaging system of European origin and which has 17 million users worldwide. ” In the 20th century, freedom of expression meant speaking to everyone; in the 21st century, it’s choosing who listens » continues Pierre Bellanger. While we can let him meditate on it, 2000s teenagers can mourn a whole section of their culture, even their history. Farewell to writing where we have replaced certain l3ttr3s p4r d3s chiffr3s, the ” drop your comments “, THE ” sign up i’ll be back and more gifs of Blingee. The INA (National Audiovisual Institute) legal deposit service via web has already announced it. saved more than 1,636,945 Skyblogs in the National Archives.
And, you, tell us in the comments if you had one or more skyblogs, if you had already deleted it or if you intend to archive it yourself, and what do you think of this news. Leave your comments!
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
