Instapaper Unpins Itself From Pinterest, Becomes Separate Company Again

The latter acquired the former in August 2016

Some acquisitions turn out to be successful, and for others, there’s always the “undo” button (or in this case, the “unpin” button).

Instapaper announced Monday that control over its application was being transferred from Pinterest to a new company owned and operated by the Instapaper team, Instant Paper, following a 21-day waiting period.

Pinterest acquired Instapaper in August 2016, allowing the app to remain as a stand-alone app and saying at the time, “We’re exploring how the team’s expertise with dynamic content can be used to power some types of Rich Pins.

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