The new IT rules imply that Yahoo India will have to restructure its media business within a specified timeframe to be able to operate the news and current affairs business in the country. Starting from October 15, 2021, the digital news media entities in in India have to comply with the 26 per cent FDI policy.
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These included digital media entities streaming or uploading news and current affairs on websites, apps, or other platforms news agencies gathering, writing and distributing or transmitting news, directly or indirectly, to digital media entities and/or news aggregators news aggregators, using software or web application, aggregating news content from various sources, such as websites, blogs, videos or user submitted links, in one location. Two months later, on 16 October, it released further details on the type of digital media entities the ruled would apply to. On August 28, 2020, the central government approved 26 per cent FDI in digital media. Talking about the reason behind shutting its publication, the Yahoo statement said: "The new FDI regulations for digital media limit foreign ownership of media companies that operate and publish digital content in India in the 'News and Current Affairs' space, impacting our products Yahoo Cricket, Finance, News, Entertainment, and MAKERS India."
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Yahoo said it has had a long association with India, and that it's "really proud of the premium, local content we have provided our users here for the last 20 years", as it thanked users in the country "for your support and trust in our brand". The offerings including Yahoo News, Yahoo Cricket, Finance, Entertainment, and MAKERS India will be no longer accessible in the country.