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- Yahoo Japan Corp. said it will render its website inaccessible across most of Europe starting April 6 due to the excessive regulatory burden.
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Feb 1, 2022 · Yahoo Japan has announced that most of its online services will cease to be accessible in the European Economic Area and the UK as of April 6th. The given reason is the cost of complying...
- Sam Byford
Jul 7, 2021 · Yahoo Japan Corp. said it will render its website inaccessible across most of Europe starting April 6 due to the excessive regulatory burden.
TL;DR: it’s a profit/loss decision by YJ. Cutting EU users off is cheaper. Yahoo Japan is an advertising company first and foremost. Complying with GDPR cuts into their bottom line by limiting their ability to advertise, therefore, they don’t want to comply.
1 day ago · EEA reports that little progress has been made since 2010, with just 29 per cent of Europe’s surface water bodies achieving a good chemical status by 2021 - meaning they are not excessively polluted. Just 37 per cent achieved a good or high ecological status. This is bad news for the continent's aquatic habitats and the species that live in them.
SoftBank’s ceo brought yahoo to Japan as a separate entity from American original yahoo, so it’s pretty much different service. Many of them are seamlessly connected with SoftBank related services like Japanese de facto QR code payment services PayPay and whatnot.
Feb 1, 2022 · Yahoo Japan has announced that most of its online services will cease to be accessible in the European Economic Area and the UK as of April 6th. The company’s email, credit card, and ebook services will continue to be available, but everything else is going dark.
"Yahoo Mail" and "Yahoo Card" will continue to be available, but new addresses cannot be obtained or changed for mail. [Tokyo 1st Reuters] --Yahoo announced on the 1st that "Yahoo Japan" will not be available in European Union (EU) member states and the United Kingdom from 11:00 am on April 6.
