Twitter announces it will close down its video-sharing service Vine

Twitter has announced it will shut down its video sharing service Vine, four years after it launched.

Vine let people share six-second-long video clips that played on a loop.

It is not yet clear why Twitter has closed down the service, however earlier it announced it was cutting 9% of its workforce following slow growth of the social network.

“Today, we are sharing the news that in the coming months we’ll be discontinuing the mobile app,” the company said in a blog post.

“We’ll be working closely with creators to make sure your questions are answered and will work hard to do this the right way.”