If shutting down Google+ Photos isn’t the death knell for the social network, it at least indicates that Google is losing interest in the site.

“Long-term, it can’t be a good thing to have services removed from Google+,” Brad Shimmin, an analyst with Current Analysis, said about Monday’s announcement that Google is shuttering Google+ Photos. “I think removing services puts Google+ in greater peril than if Google was centralizing core services within the social network.”

Last year, Google separated its popular Hangout feature from Google+, where it had originated.

Despite these moves, Google said it is staying strong behind its social network.

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