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Yahoo! faces X-rated ire
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May 16, 2001: 8:52 a.m. ET
Thousands of angry users demand access to adult materials be restored
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The decision last month by leading Internet portal Yahoo! Inc. to axe an adult-related section from its shopping pages is drawing angry protest from users who want the online content restored, according to a published report Wednesday.
The New York Times said Yahoo! (YHOO: Research, Estimates) also has begun making it harder for users to access sexually explicit chat rooms and clubs on its popular online forums. The move has prompted thousands of users to sign a petition demanding the company maintain adult materials, the report said.
 Yahoo! announced last month that it would stop entering into new contracts with adult video stores and using banner advertisements for adult merchandise after receiving complaints from some customers about the company's expansion of its online offerings of pornographic videos.
But Yahoo! still is evaluating whether to permanently remove the clubs and adult chat groups, the paper said. "There's no timetable for the decision. If a site is brought to our attention and we evaluate it and it's a violation of our terms of service, we'll remove it," the report quoted Yahoo! spokesman Jackson Holtz.
Shares of Yahoo gained 96 cents to $18.06 Tuesday. 
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