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Adobe Flash Player, a popular computer software that allowed users to stream videos and play games online, is officially dead as of Friday, the first day of 2021.
“Since Adobe will no longer support Flash Player after December 31, 2020, and Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player as of January 12, 2021, Adobe strongly encourages all users to uninstall Flash Player immediately to help protect your systems. ” the company announced in a statement.
Noting the reasons behind the decision, the company said: “Open standards such as HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly have continually matured over the years and serve as viable alternatives to Flash content.
“Also, the major browser vendors are integrating these open standards into their browsers and are deprecating most other plug-ins (like Flash Player).”
The company also warned users to uninstall Flash Player to help protect their system as Adobe does not intend to release Flash Player updates or security patches after the end of life (EOL) date.
“Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player as of January 12, 2021, and major browser vendors will continue to disable Flash Player from running after the end of life date,” he added.
