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Google shuts down Tenor GIF API, impacting X, Discord, and others
Google is discontinuing the Tenor GIF API, which many platforms like X and Discord rely on for GIF integration. The change forces these services to find alternative GIF providers or build their own solutions. Tenor will still work within Google's own apps like Gboard and Messages.
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This is a classic platform dependency risk: Google's move may be about consolidating its own ecosystem, but it leaves partners scrambling for replacements.
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