Why did Yahoo stop discussion of political news items. Government pressure?

Have you noticed that you can no longer discuss political news stories posted on Yahoo? I figure someone high up in government doesn’t like the free exchange of ideas that may clash with government policies. They probably don’t want soldiers in Afghanistan reading anti-war messages.

They probably stopped it because one person in BFE complained. That’s all it takes for Yahoo.

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3 Responses to “Why did Yahoo stop discussion of political news items. Government pressure?”

Mario Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
They probably stopped it because one person in BFE complained. That’s all it takes for Yahoo.
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estenbarrachos Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Because they need to keep the gullible AmeriKan electorate from knowing or discussing what is going on in the country… and then they tell them how wonderful it is to live in a FREE country.
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Maya Says:
January 17th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
When did this happen? I wasn’t aware it had. But then political
news items tend to excite the loony element and they overun the question with nonsense. Not that most political personalities are much different.
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