Adobe Flash Player is gone
After a number of decades and countless websites have come and gone, so has Adobe Flash, finally dead at the hands of its creator. The End has been a long time coming, with support dropping off steadily over the years, especially with the recent surge in mobile web content consumption.
According to ZDNet:
“Adobe has started blocking Flash content for computer users across the world, now displaying a warning instead that advises them to uninstall Flash Player.
Adobe says on its end-of-life page for Flash Player that: “Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021. Adobe strongly recommends all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems.”
The reason for urging people to uninstall Flash is that Adobe will not issue Flash Player updates or security patches: “Therefore, Adobe will continue to prompt users to uninstall Flash Player and strongly recommends that all users immediately uninstall Flash Player.