Yahoo Answers, a part of Verizon Media Group since 2017, is a website where people ask questions is finally shutting down after 16 years of service. It will shut down permanently on May 4, Users will no longer be able to ask silly questions like “Can a guy get pregnant?”
Users will no longer be able to access their data on the website after June 30, before that they can access their data and ever download their valuable data by signing into Privacy Dashboard.
Websites like Reddit and Quora are still working even in the reign of Google but Yahoo has made it clear that they have lost to Google. Although was made to replace “Ask Yahoo” but now Google has taken its place.
Yahoo has a history of selling or shutting down its pieces as Yahoo Messenger was shut down in 2018 and Yahoo Group was put to rest in late 2019 and now Verizon Media Group has decided to put an end to Yahoo Answers.
“Yahoo Answers will be shut down as of May 4, 2021. It was once a key part of Yahoo’s products and services, but it has declined in popularity over the years as the needs of our members have changed. 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.” said in a statement by Yahoo.
It used to be a place to connect and share ideas in a time when there were no social media sites. But now when there are tons of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, people tend to visit these sites instead of Yahoo Answers. Moreover, It was not comparable to a search engine like Google as people prefer to use Reddit and Quora for their questions instead of Yahoo Answers.
The reason mentioned for shutting down Yahoo Answers is the decline in user base but according to tweets by critics, it is shutdown because of money. A tweet went viral on the internet stating that American Tech would burn the library of Alexandria if their accountants told them it was no longer making money.
It was built to connect and ask valuable questions in 2005 but people turned it into waste by asking foolish questions. People have enjoyed reading funny questions and their answers.
