{
  "id": 19444917,
  "title": "'Apple Support Community' Permanently Closing on November 20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/apple-support-community-permanently-closing-on-november-20",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:50:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/10/apple-support-community-closing-november-20/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple announced on November 20 that it will permanently shut down the popular Apple Support Community forums, effective immediately. As of the final post at 5:49 p.m. Pacific Time, new discussion posts are no longer being accepted on the site. The Apple Support Community has been an online space for users to seek technical help with Apple products since its launch in 2022 after several name changes since the original Tech Exchange in 1998. While the forums will remain accessible in a read-only format after the closure date, Apple has not specified if the community will remain functional beyond November 20 or be completely removed. Users are encouraged to continue seeking support on the official Apple Support website and other forums like MacRumors and Reddit. Apple thanked the community for their contributions and expressed regret for the forums' demise.",
  "summary": "Apple today announced that the long-running Apple Support Community discussion forums will be permanently closing on Friday, November 20. Effectively immediately, the Apple Support Community forums are in a read-only state, with new posts no longer being accepted. The final message posted to the site appears to have been submitted at 5:49 p.m. Pacific Time today. There is still a sign-in button,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "End of an era: Apple Support Community forums will permanently close on November 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/end-of-an-era-apple-support-community-forums-will-permanently-close",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:49:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Support Community Forums are shutting down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/apple-support-community-forums-are-shutting-down",
        "published": "2026-11-11T03:17:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}