Yahoo shuts down presence in China

Sophie Mann – Yahoo Inc. announced Tuesday that it has pulled its services from China, saying that the environment had become “increasingly challenging” from a “business and legal” standpoint.

All Yahoo services became unavailable to anyone on mainland China on Nov 1.

“In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” read a statement from the company. Continue reading