Home Social Media News From forums to feeds and chats Nikita Bier / X X is making one of its biggest structural changes in years, and it’s not subtle. A core feature is getting shut down, but in its place, the platform is doubling down on AI-driven feeds and real-time chats. Why is X shutting down Communities? X has confirmed that it is closing its Communities feature, which originally launched as a way for users to gather around shared interests, similar to forums or subreddits. The reason is pretty blunt: low usage and high maintenance. Today we’re announcing two product changes for organizing communities on X: 1. XChat now supports joinable links for groupchats. Create a public link & share direct to Timeline.…