Yahoo! Inc., the Santa Clara, CA-based Internet search engine, is removing adult-related videos and digital videodiscs from its shopping, auction and classified advertising sites.
In addition, Yahoo! will no longer accept adult-related banner advertisements.
According to a news report, the adult material caused a California-based conservative group to call for a boycott of Yahoo!
This action also comes on the heels of Yahoo’s net loss of $11.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, a steep drop from net income of $67.6 million of the first quarter of 2000. Earlier, Yahoo laid off 3,510 employees, or 12% of its workforce.
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