Messaging app startup IRL, which two years ago reached a valuation of US$1.2bn (billion) in a US$170mn (million) series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, is shutting down after admitting that 95% of its users are automated or from bots, says a report from Fortune.com
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