Twitter Salutes Adobe Flash Player Ending As Platform Stops Updating And Patching 12/31/20 AT 4:22 PM Twitter is in mourning now that the final day Adobe Flash Player will provide updates and patches has arrived. Starting Thursday, Adobe will no longer support Flash Player, and by Jan. 12 the application will be blocked. Although Flash Player was used for several things, young adults today recognize the web application as one of the necessary tools that powered their favorite online games. On Thursday, people began posting tributes to Adobe Flash on Twitter and thanking the program for helping to animate some of their favorite childhood games.