IMDb shuts down its message boards (8th anniversary)
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni60749153/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/06/imdb-shuts-down-message-boards
In a statement on its website, the IMDb said it had “concluded that IMDb’s message boards are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide”, and that the decision was “based on data and traffic”.