Yahoo Leaves, China Due to, 'Challenging' Environment.<br />The Associated Press reports <br />Yahoo Inc. will be leaving China.<br />The web services company cited an <br />increasingly 'challenging' environment as <br />their reason for withdrawal.<br />In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1. , Yahoo Inc., via statement.<br />The company says it "remains committed to the rights of our users and a free open internet.".<br />Many of the services provided by Yahoo had <br />already been blocked by the Chinese government, <br />making this move largely symbolic.<br />Many of the services provided by Yahoo had <br />already been blocked by the Chinese government, <br />making this move largely symbolic.<br />As Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime effectively <br />stifles free speech on the internet in China, Yahoo is merely the most recent tech company to leave.<br />As Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime effectively <br />stifles free speech on the internet in China, Yahoo is merely the most recent tech company to leave.<br />Google has been gone for several years. LinkedIn shuttered its site last month, replacing it with a jobs board.<br />Google has been gone for several years. LinkedIn shuttered its site last month, replacing it with a jobs board.<br />Yahoo's departure coincides with the <br />Chinese government's implementation of its <br />Personal Information Protection Law. .<br />These laws stipulate that web service <br />providers operating in the country must hand <br />over their data or face harsh penalties
