Yahoo Answers will close on May 4th. The well-known platform of questions and answers (Q&A) that somehow anticipated the fashion of social networks, raises the white flag. After 16 years, some even very successful, Yahoo Answers has to face the harsh reality: users no longer consult it, they look for answers elsewhere, the sea of information on the Net does not make it useful anymore.
The Yahoo platform will close permanently in a month but there is time until April 20 to send new questions or answer questions. Users will also have until June 30 to request their data, including the list of questions and answers and their general content, before they are deleted forever. From May 4th, all Yahoo Answers links will converge on the Yahoo homepage.
As some American sites report, in recent times the platform had become an unsafe place and flooded with far-right conspiratorial content. “Although Yahoo Answers was once a key part of Yahoo’s products and services, it has lost popularity over the years as our members’ needs have changed. So, we have decided to divert resources dedicated to Yahoo Answers to invest in products. that they better serve our members and that they fulfill Yahoo’s commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable content, “the leaders explained in a statement.
Yahoo concluded the release by thanking its users who have interacted with the platform since 2005: “Thank you for your contribution to Yahoo Answers. We are proud and honored to have helped you connect and learn from the Yahoo community over the past sixteen years. “.
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