Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Why is Yahoo answers shutting down on may 4th?

Could somebody please do a tl;dr? Um too lazy to click on their link and read their reasons. And is it coming back or is it only going to be "read only" from then on? Tia

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  • Anonymous
    6 days ago

    ..imo only.....It is a PRIVATE BUSINESS who has made a decision after much deliberation I am sure.

    .........................................

     New laws are coming out that will hold social media sites responsible ( libel) to clean up what is posted ( racism. slander, abuse ,porn etc...FAST or face fines = $$$$$$$$$$$

  • .
    Lv 7
    6 days ago

    For the umpteenth time: Because Verizon Media is choosing to shut it down (just as they did Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Groups). No specific explanation was given, but considering the significant decline in quality of content on the site versus the cost of cleaning it up and keeping it running, it's not a surprise (a disappointment, but not a surprise). Do you really think this question hasn’t been asked dozens of times already? One need only review the question list to find the responses.

  • Anonymous
    6 days ago

    Because not enough people are using the website anymore post 2020. It is another casualty of the dark year 2020

  • Daniel
    Lv 7
    7 days ago

    Yahoo Answers has not been doing well Lately a lot of Users have Left Poor Maintenance of the

    Site they have not Fixed a lot of the Problems they are Likely Losing Money on it as well so

    They feel its Best to Close it Down If there not going to Fix it they minus as well Close it

    Down

    After May 4 the Site will not Exist anymore it wont be Read Only if you type in the Site you will be Redirected Back to the Yahoo Home Page 

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  • 7 days ago

    they havent told us why

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