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Oct 16, 2020 · Web service provider Yahoo is to close its ill-fated social media platform, Yahoo Groups, in the coming weeks, as it has seen “a steady decline in usage” over the last several years.
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By Cat Ellis
published 17 October 2019
The clock is ticking...
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It's probably been a long time since you last used Yahoo Groups, which is part of the reason Yahoo has decided to shut the service down later this year.
That window gives you a few months to download your data before it's gone for good, and it's well worth doing; you might not recall exactly what you've shared on Yahoo Groups over the years, but there may be the odd photo or file that you'll look back on fondly, or posts that you'll want to hang onto.
To grab your content, head over to your Yahoo Group's page and you should see a link to download everything directly. Alternatively, you can log into your Yahoo account on Verizon Media's Privacy Dashboard and request the data.
There might be quite a lot to package up, depending on how active your Yahoo Groups were, so you'll receive an email once it's all archived and ready to download.
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Jun 18, 2021 · Yahoo Groups has met its end but not without leaving valuable lessons to new online communities. Here are the three biggest takeaways from what happened.
Oct 18, 2019 · Starting October 28, 2019, Yahoo is disabling all uploading- and communication-related features in Yahoo groups, including: Conversations. Calendar tools. Database. Email updates. Polls....
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