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Yahoo Answers to close on May 4

Victor Barreiro Jr.

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Yahoo Answers to close on May 4
Yahoo cites the decrease in Yahoo Answers' popularity and a shifting of resources as reasons behind the shutdown

Question-and-answer website Yahoo Answers will be shutting down on May 4, after a little under 16 years of service.

Yahoo, now owned by Verizon Media Group, laid out the closure of the site on a notice to users at the top of the Yahoo Answers homepage.

According to an FAQ that’s been posted on the matter, users will be unable to send in new questions or answer questions after April 20. Yahoo Answers will eventually redirect to Yahoo’s main page after May 4.

Users will be able to download their content for archiving purposes, but that is limited to the following:

  • Questions list
  • Questions
  • Answers list
  • Answers
  • Posted images

Users will not be able to download others’ content, including the questions and answers of other people.

The Verge, in its report, said a message to active Yahoo Answers users cited a decrease in the site’s popularity, and a shifting of resources away from Yahoo Answers as a reason for the shutdown. – Rappler.com

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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.