Yahoo stops email service for mainland users in final retreat from China

  • Yahoo Mail told mainland Chinese users over the weekend that they could no longer send or receive email after February 28
  • The move marks the US company’s final retreat from China amid tightened data regulations in the country

The Yahoo logo is seen outside of the company’s offices in Santa Clara, California. The company will no longer provide email services to mainland Chinese users starting on February 28, 2022. Photo: AP Photo

US internet company Yahoo said it would officially stop providing email services to mainland Chinese users from February 28 onwards, following its announcement in November that it was withdrawing from China, where foreign websites such as Google’s search engine and Twitter have been unavailable for years.

After Monday, Yahoo Mail users “will no longer be able to send or receive new emails from mainland China or download data”, the Sunnyvale, California-based company said in an email sent to mainland users on Saturday, urging them to back up emails, contacts and calendar events in their accounts before the deadline.

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