Quote from Forum Archives on April 17, 2001, 9:20 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

I'm glad to hear this news. However, I had been unaware of anything
questionable. Yahoo is, by far, the best free Email site and general starting
point. The price is right, too!

Like many other online organizations, apparently Yahoo HAD been one to
recognize the potential revenue behind selling adult materials on their site.
Yet, as Steve Hewitt, editor of Christian Computing Magazine points out, when
they became aware of the extent of the offense from many people, they backed
off.

Frankly, I've been using Yahoo for a long time. I am glad to hear that they
have taken a stand. Should you hear anything otherwise, please set people
straight.

Thanks!
Brian

--- Steve Hewitt <steve@ccmag.com> wrote:
> From: "Steve Hewitt" <steve@ccmag.com>
> To: <CCMagCommentary@ccmag.com>
> Subject: Christian Computing Commentary
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:51:40 -0500
>
> Christian Computing Commentary - April 17, 2001
>
> Commentary
>
> It's hard to un-ring a bell! Last week it was widely reported that Yahoo had
> been selling adult materials and pornography from their site. While this
> practice had been going on for some time (possibly for two years), it was
> only recently that a news story swept the nation's media with the
> information. Almost as quickly as word spread, Yahoo received a significant
> amount of negative comments and emails voicing displeasure at the news of
> their actions. Just as quickly, they decided to pull all such material from
> their site! So, the good news is that Yahoo will no longer be a source for
> this type of material, and as an Internet giant, has taken a public stand
> and a moral step in the right direction.
>
> The bad news is that Christians will probably be sending petitions and
> suggesting boycotts of Yahoo for years to come. Why? Because we love a cause
> that can center on bad news! Since the reports of Yahoo's decision to pull
> the adult materials from their site, (which was widely reported by the
> press) I have received at least 6 emails from well-intentioned Christians
> who are calling for national boycotts or other actions, seeking to force
> Yahoo to do the right thing. The fact that Yahoo HAS done the right thing is
> commendable. Now we need to help spread the word. Let's not embarrass
> ourselves for months or years to come by seeking to fix something that is no
> longer broken. Every time someone presents a petition seeking to stop O'Hare
> from forcing our congress to ban "Touched by an Angel" it gives all of us a
> bad image. (In case you don't already know it, this story has never been
> true and makes all of us look silly whenever we jump on the bandwagon to
> stop a lady (who has been dead for several years) from doing something she
> has never tried to do in the first place!))
>
> So spread the news! Sound a cry of cheer. Yahoo did the right thing. Let's
> not embarrass ourselves by spreading false information. And, for everyone
> that took the time to complain to Yahoo when the news came out about what
> the WERE doing, get three friends together and all of you contact them to
> congratulate them on their recent decision to do the right thing!
>
> Together We Serve Him,
>
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> Editor-in-Chief
> Christian Computing Magazine
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