Facebook today announced it would be shutting down Paper, the company’s innovative redesign of Facebook proper on iOS. First introduced in 2014, the service was met with acclaim throughout the tech world, but never really managed to gain much traction with users after falling out of the top 1,500 most-downloaded apps in December 2014, and never making its way back. Paper was beautifully designed and almost universally adored by the design community for its novel animations, clean UI and immersive experience that provided an entirely ad-free way to view your newsfeed. The app transformed the typical newsfeed into a Apple News-esque…

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