Why Yahoo pulled the plug on porn

Damien Cave tells the story of how the mega-portal got scared out of the sex-industry.

Published May 11, 2001 8:00AM (EDT)

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.


By Damien Cave

Damien Cave is an associate editor at Rolling Stone and a contributing writer at Salon.

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By Amy Standen

Amy Standen is a writer living in Oakland, Calif.

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