Adobe Flash is finally gone—and with it, the weird spontaneity of the early 2000s Internet It was past its prime, but Adobe Flash will always be remembered as the progenitor of much weirdness in early online culture December 30, 2020 Do you want a webpage solely composed of an animation of squatting badgers on a continuous loop? Nobody’s stopping you! Image: badgerbadgerbadger.com It’s a deadline that’s been looming for the best part of three years, but now there’s no avoiding it. As the end of 2020 draws nearer, so too does the end-of-life date for Adobe Flash Player, the browser plugin that was once the king of the Internet.