Google shuts down its failed social network Google+ amid security issues

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Google+ was launched in 2011 but failed to attract a sizable or active user base compared to Facebook and Twitter

Google has officially shut down its failed social network Google+. In February, the search giant disabled the creation of new accounts, and now it has started deleting the content from consumer ...

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