Yahoo ceases operations in China

Yahoo is no longer offering its services in China, citing what a spokesman called “increasingly challenging business and legal environment,” The Wall Street Journal reports. While Yahoo shut down certain services — including email and news — in China in 2013, its full exit coincides with the Nov. 1 implementation of China’s Personal Information Protection Law. Microsoft’s LinkedIn, which ceased operations in China in October, cited “a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements.” Editor's note: IAPP Staff Writer Jennifer Bryant reports details on PIPL's implementation.