You will be able to do this until
June 30, 2021
, after which your Yahoo Answers data will be securely deleted and no longer available. Yahoo explains that over the years, Yahoo Answers has become less popular among its users. … You can learn more in the FAQ section on the Yahoo website.
How do I block Yahoo Answers?
Type 127.0. 0.1 , press
the Tab key, and then type yahoo.com . If you want to block Yahoo Mail as well, press Return to go to the next line, type 127.0. 0.1 , press Tab, and then type mail.yahoo.com .
Can I delete a Yahoo Answers question?
To delete your question while it's still open, go to the question page, pass your mouse over the pencil icon in the toolbar below your question,
and click Delete Question
.”
Will Yahoo Answers be archived?
After May 4, the Yahoo question-and-answer service will go the way of GeoCities.
There'll be no official attempts to preserve or archive the service
.
Why are they getting rid of Yahoo Answers?
We decided to shift our resources away from Yahoo Answers
to focus on products that better serve our members and deliver on Yahoo's promise of providing premium trusted content
.
How long has Yahoo Answers been around?
| Type of site Collaboration | URL answers.yahoo.com | Commercial No | Launched December 8, 2005 | Current status Offline |
|---|
Does Yahoo Answers have read only mode?
Yahoo Answers announced it is shuttidn Credit: “Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo
Answers website will be in read-only mode
,” reads the prompt. “There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account.
Is Yahoo going out of business?
Verizon just sold AOL and Yahoo for $5 billion, and the new company will be known as ‘Yahoo' going forward. Verizon is selling AOL and Yahoo for $5 billion. The new owner is private equity firm
Apollo
Global Management. Going forward, AOL and Yahoo will be known solely as Yahoo.
Is Yahoo Mail going away 2021?
Automatic forwarding of emails in free Yahoo Mail accounts will be discontinued. …
Beginning January 15, 2021
, automatic forwarding of emails from your Yahoo inbox to another email account will no longer be a feature of free Yahoo Mail accounts.
What can I use instead of Yahoo Answers?
- Quora.
- Reddit.
- The Answer Bank.
- Answers.
- WikiHow.
- Ask Me Help Desk.
- BlurtIt.
- Fluther.
Do people still use Yahoo?
In 2017, in a survey of 2,500 US adults, Statista found that 44 percent of people used Gmail compared to
29 percent
that used Yahoo Mail. While Yahoo Mail remains popular in those aged 65 and older, only 19 percent of those aged 18–29 still use it compared to 61 percent who prefer Gmail.
Why is Yahoo Mail not working?
It's
possible that the issue is with your internet browser
. If you're on a desktop or laptop, make sure you're using a Yahoo-compatible browser — either Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge — and that your browser has installed its most recent update. There might also be an issue with your internet connection.
What is Yahoo shutting down?
Yahoo, which is owned by Verizon Media, will be shutting
down the question-and-answer service and deleting its archives
on May 4, erasing a corner of the internet that will be widely remembered for its — to be charitable — less-than-enriching contributions to human knowledge since its arrival in 2005.
Why did Yahoo not buy Google?
That's not even worth writing
because Google rapidly became successful because of Sergey Brin and Larry Page
. Had Yahoo bought it, Google probably would not have been what it is now. What makes Yahoo's mistakes so interesting is that they made many of them, not learning from them.
Why is Yahoo not popular?
Lack of clear vision and a string of poor leaders
– From the beginning, Yahoo as a whole lacked a clear vision regarding the overall purpose of the company. … Coupled with a string of poor leaders lacking vision for the future, Yahoo's ultimate demise was foreseen years beforehand by some former employees.
Is Yahoo mail obsolete?
You will be able to continue operating your Yahoo mail account, and all associated functions will be available. The only change is that if you're a part of Yahoo Groups, you will no longer be able to send or receive emails from Yahoo Groups.
