Does it only affect Chinese members?

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@youless (112096)
Guangzhou, China
April 18, 2013 2:51am CST
Today I learned a news that Yahoo mail in China will be unavailable since August 19 this year. I don't know why they have such kind of rule? Is Yahoo lack of money? I wonder whether it will only affect Chinese users or later it will affect other members? Anyway, it is not a good news even if I don't use Yahoo mail.
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@Pokaex (16)
• Australia
23 Apr 13
According to the news site Wired, Yahoo decided that Chinese users do not need the service because they are using other alternatives. They made an agreement with another company to allow them to run an email service. There aren't enough users in China, probably because people are using another email provider, and they aren't making enough money to pay for the server.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Apr 13
I am not so sure about it.
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@AmbiePam (84651)
• United States
23 Apr 13
It's not affecting the United States. Is this something the your government decided maybe?
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@AmbiePam (84651)
• United States
24 Apr 13
That's so strange. I'm sorry for the inconvenience it is going to cause you.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Apr 13
I don't think so.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 13
I have not heard any news of yahoo closing their doors in my country. Maybe it only affects China. But it is weird why they do that to China.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
I don't know. Perhaps they have lots of members from China.
• China
19 Apr 13
i learn that news on the internet too.
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
The Chinese would probably be introducing their own kind of emailing system. I do know that Facebook is not allowed in their country, too.
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@AmbiePam (84651)
• United States
23 Apr 13
Yes, youless, that's a good point. I remember some NBA players who went over to China to play basketball and they kept complaining about all the websites that you couldn't get on because China bans it. And everyone was like, hey, you knew that before you accepted the job so don't whine now! They should have expected it.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Apr 13
As to Facebook, it is not the fault of Facebook. Our country bans it.
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
19 Apr 13
I have not heard of this news and upon searching, I have only crossed about a news about Yahoo being attacked by China unfairly. Well, I do not want to go in details but it has something to do with freedom of communications I believe. I also cannot confirm if that article was true, it was way back in 2007. Well, I have receive a spam message before that yahoo is closing and so I needed to provide some details so my account will retain. I did not give any information because I knew already it was just a spam. I will be searching more details and will see if this news is true.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
This notice is announced in the webpage of Yahoo mail in China. So it is official.
• Philippines
20 Apr 13
I saw the news and since there are many could-be reasons given, I just do not know which is true. But its US parent have already denied this and said they will continue to operate Yahoo China for 4 more years.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
21 Apr 13
I am not sure, I have not heard of this yet.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Apr 13
Then it doesn't affect in your side.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
23 Apr 13
Nope, I guess I'm not.
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@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Apr 13
Atleast it is only the mail portion. I wonder what the deal is.
@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
I am not sure whether it is just a beginning.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
19 Apr 13
I used yahoo mail , I have not seen that notice so I believe its just for China . I love yahoo mail so hope it will always be available .
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
ok.
• China
19 Apr 13
i am just used to all policies that only say no to mainland china,i don't now.maybe our compatriots just scared them by cheating behaviors over the years,but i still cannot have an idea on how people hazard anyone by mailing,let's wait and see
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
I don't think so.
@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
19 Apr 13
Hi it might be your goverment Blocking stuff that yahoo does Which might limted the money They make.it other countries Yahoo and other emai copanies Are freeer to do more things to Make money.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
I don't know.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
27 Apr 13
I haven't heard that but then again I don't read their news.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Apr 13
That's alright.
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
19 Apr 13
Hi Maybe Yahoo is just doing some maintenance repair in China so members can be served better. I don't think so it is about financial matters , Yahoo is been long here and already a established site. Might be all reorganization in the administration .
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
I don't think so.
• China
19 Apr 13
hello friend,i was also very surprised to hear the news that yahoo mail will be unavailable near future in China.i saw a notice,it said that alibaba was takeover of yahoo China,so as to thoroughly solve the long-term problems of the development of the localization problem. I think we use in the future is aliyun mail,rather than yahoo china.it will be a big deal.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
But I think it is already different. It seems you have to sign up a new email account from a new website. Perhaps it is sold to Alibaba?
19 Apr 13
Oh this is not good news. why such things happens with chines and Pakistanis.This is not good things to do. i,m so sad for this
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
Does it also affect Pakistan?
@aprilsong (1884)
• China
18 Apr 13
Well, I think you are very wise to use other email addresses. Actually, for so many years, I have mainly used yahoo.com.cn email address. So this morning when I received the notification, I was a little shocked. I have to register another email address and make changes in so many websites. Because when I registered in those sites, I used @yahoo.com.cn addresses. I really could not understand why they are going to stop the service. But I have learned a lesson, in the future, I will try to use more common email addresses such as hotmail.com, or yahoo.com.
@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Apr 13
I don't understand why they suddenly have such kind of plan.
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
18 Apr 13
I use Yahoo email and I have not received such news. So perhaps it only applies in China. I also wonder what the reasons to be unavailable in four months time.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Apr 13
I haven't seen the reasons yet. It is just an notice.
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• China
18 Apr 13
I do not use yahoo mail at all but during these days I discover that the gmail is so slowly,so is it up to the same reason?
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
Yes, Gmail is also slowly in my side.
@gljcleeve (147)
18 Apr 13
I've used Yahoo mail as 1 one my addresses for many year and, as yet, I've heard nothing of this sort. I'm in England, so will hopefully be unaffected. Luckily, there are many other suppliers to choose from, but if it is the chinese Government blocking it, who will be next?
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Apr 13
Perhaps it hasn't affected other countries yet.
@emily7339 (1337)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 13
I am also using Yahoo email for many years. However, I did not receive such news as yet. Probably it will send later or it may not affect my country . I wonder why they take such a step to withdraw from China?
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
Hopefully later it will not affect you.
• China
18 Apr 13
i remember several years ago,when i registered Yahoo,it promised will keep our album free and forever.But the truth is,one year after i registered in,it clean all th album only public notice on the internet.I did not learn the news and all of my cherished photos gone.it really make me angry.
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@youless (112096)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 13
That's so bad.