Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now 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 closing?

It makes me sad to see this platform go away so can someone tell me why it is getting shut down. 

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  • Daniel
    Lv 7
    2 weeks 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

    There is nothing we can do about it tho we have to just Enjoy it over the Next Day or 2 

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    It is being terminated for financial reasons. It earns no revenue, it costs a lot of money to operate, and it carries huge legal liabilities. 

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