Shanghai ¨C Yahoo says it has stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China ¡°in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment,¡± becoming the second Western technology brand to quit the country in recent weeks.
The company stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of Nov. 1, according to a statement published on its website, which directed users of Yahoo and AOL mail to other links. Local Chinese media reported Yahoo¡¯s move on Tuesday.
¡°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,¡± a Yahoo spokesperson wrote in an email uesday. ¡°Yahoo remains committed to the rights of our users and a free and open internet. We thank our users for their support.¡±
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