Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYahoo has officially exited China, shutting down all of its services in the communist country as of Monday, Nov.
1.“In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement.“Yahoo remains committed to the rights of our users and a free and open internet.
We thank our users for their support,” the rep added.Yahoo’s exit from China coincided with the enactment of the country’s Personal Information Protection Law, a privacy law that went into effect Nov.
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