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Spencer at Yahoo (talk · contribs) has been paid by Yahoo. Disclosure

Is yahoo a web services provider ?

I think they are a news media company that edits stories to spin a narrative. Not allowing free speech and picking and choosing what you read makes them a tabloid news company with no ability for its readers to challenge their narrative PAPERS PLEASE

Merge Yahoo Australia, Maktoob and YahooXtra

These are international variants of Yahoo that are mainly just discontinued joint ventures and acquisitions. All they really need is a few sentences on the main Yahoo page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyanbox782 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support I agree that the other articles are unnecessary and should be merged.
Support Indeed articles should be merged as they are international versions. DownTownRich (talk) 21:25, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose both, as both have independent histories and were collaborative ventures with respective national companies. Both pages are independently referenced, so notability isn't a concern. The Yahoo! Australia is extensively linked in article space and serves as a useful standalone for readers. So, the current structure is fine. talk:Klbrain (talk) 14:15, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I agree about the few sentences on the main page part, but like Klbrain said, they have independent histories, and so they deserve their own article, although a mention on the main Yahoo page could be a solid idea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:81:C300:4470:710C:2147:A9DE:5E20 (talk) 17:05, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per talk:Klbrain. Emphrase (talk) 06:40, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2021

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Verizon Media - Apollo Global Management have successfully stuck a deal, and the parent company has now changed from Verizon to Apollo Jkbbumblebee (talk) 15:26, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Run n Fly (talk) 15:53, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism

The Criticism section of this article is fully 2/3 of its current content, which seems to run well afoul of WP:UNDUE. It needs to be trimmed way down to the most notable examples instead of the laundry list of minor grievances currently there. ♟♙ (talk) 23:43, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll give people about a week to respond and thereafter I'll just start boldly editing most of the stuff out. ♟♙ (talk) 15:57, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fine with trimming it down. — kashmīrī ^TALK 19:26, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updates in relation to spinoff

There’s a bunch of stuff in the info box (subsidiary, parent company, etc) that is outdated post the now completed semi-acquisition by Apollo. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/09/02/apollo-verizon-yahoo-name/1841630594905/

I have never gotten the hang of info boxes or I’d just fix, but wanted to ping others. CastAStone /^/(talk) 15:36, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Chief Executive Officers update

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Hi editors! My name is Spencer. Since I work for Yahoo, I am posting suggestions for this article here so that other editors can review. The "Chief Executive Officers" subsection is missing the three most recent CEOs who have led Yahoo.

I wrote something that could be added to the top of the existing subsection. Let me know what you think!

Eleven chief executives and interim leaders have led the Yahoo companies since 1995. They are:

Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo Inc. (2021–present)^[1]
Guru Gowrappan, CEO of Oath Inc., Verizon Media, and Yahoo (2018–2021)^[2]^[3]
Tim Armstrong, CEO of Oath Inc. (2017–2018)^[4]

References

^ Mullin, Benjamin (September 10, 2021). "Yahoo Names Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as Its Next Chief". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ Kafka, Peter (April 18, 2018). "Verizon's Oath has hired a COO from Alibaba, and its top media executive has left". Recode. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
^ Carman, Ashley (November 5, 2018). "Oath will soon be rebranded as Verizon Media Group". The Verge. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ Al-Muslim, Aisha (September 12, 2018). "Oath CEO Tim Armstrong to Leave the Verizon Unit". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

Thanks for your help! Spencer at Yahoo (talk) 16:35, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[New_CEO-1] Mullin, Benjamin (September 10, 2021). "Yahoo Names Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as Its Next Chief". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[Kafka18"-2] Kafka, Peter (April 18, 2018). "Verizon's Oath has hired a COO from Alibaba, and its top media executive has left". Recode. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[Oath-VZ-3] Carman, Ashley (November 5, 2018). "Oath will soon be rebranded as Verizon Media Group". The Verge. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[ArmstrongCEO-4] Al-Muslim, Aisha (September 12, 2018). "Oath CEO Tim Armstrong to Leave the Verizon Unit". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

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