![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)
![Been trying to download kik for nearly an hour, yet this always pops up. Ran tests on downloading other apps and yet I can't get anything downloaded. It just goes half way, Been trying to download kik for nearly an hour, yet this always pops up. Ran tests on downloading other apps and yet I can't get anything downloaded. It just goes half way,](https://external-preview.redd.it/qeWFVNjZ30s1Ipqcn-HbhmX6sSui5KDPGSGIKk9m_sc.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=68414ecfd3d61d01deef5b550ceefb09bcff49ff)
Been trying to download kik for nearly an hour, yet this always pops up. Ran tests on downloading other apps and yet I can't get anything downloaded. It just goes half way,
![Announcement! Kik is shutting down on 9/27! Discord is probably the best replacement option for those that rely on kik! : r/CamGirlProblems Announcement! Kik is shutting down on 9/27! Discord is probably the best replacement option for those that rely on kik! : r/CamGirlProblems](https://i.redd.it/6erhmu4hino31.jpg)