Pornography
Friday, May 11, 2001 8:00 AM UTC
Why Yahoo pulled the plug on porn
Damien Cave tells the story of how the mega-portal got scared out of the sex-industry.
Salon Technology’s writers discuss the latest news in high tech and give their opinionated takes on the biggest technology stories of the week.
When Yahoo suddenly dropped out of the sex industry last month, a small group of right-wing media moralists declared victory. Now, with the NASDAQ tanking and Internet companies in a struggle for survival, the anti-porn patrol is poised to keep on winning. Hear why, from Damien Cave and Amy Standen.
Damien Cave is an associate editor at Rolling Stone and a contributing writer at Salon. More Damien Cave.
Amy Standen is a writer living in Oakland, Calif. More Amy Standen.
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