Ukususela ekudalweni kwayo, Owona nyaka umbi kwimbali yeYahoo ibingu-2016, unyaka apho ibone ixabiso layo lehla, emva kweengxaki zentsebenziswano kunye norhulumente waseMerika ukuze ikwazi ukufikelela kuyo nayiphi na i-akhawunti ye-imeyile kunye neeakhawunti ezingaphezu kwe-1.500 yezigidigidi eziye zagqekezwa kwiminyaka edlulileyo, kodwa ukuba inkampani yayifihla de kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo. Phambi kokuba inani leeakhawunti eziqhekeziweyo ezidlulileyo libe sesidlangalaleni, uYahoo wayefikelele kwisivumelwano sokuthengisa uninzi lwenkampani eVerizon.
Kungekudala emva kokufikelela kwisivumelwano se-4.800 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi, amatyala okugqekeza kwiakhawunti ye-Yahoo aqala ukubhencwa, into eyathi. Akukhange kuhlale kakuhle kwiVerizon, eyazama izihlandlo ezingaphezu kwesinye ukuzama ukurhoxisa isivumelwano. ebekufikelelwe kuyo ngeYahoo okanye ukuba ixabiso lentengiselwano liya kuncitshiswa nge-1.000 yezigidi ubuncinane. Akuzange kuqinisekiswe esidlangalaleni okanye kunqatshelwe ukuba ixabiso litshintshile, kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba asisoze sazi. Okwangoku eyona nto ibonakala iqinisekile kukuba iVerizon isesemva kokuthengwa kweYahoo.
Ngokuzenzekelayo, le kota yokugqibela ibe yenye yezona zilungileyo kwi-Yahoo, ekwazile ukwandisa inani layo lokuthengisa nge-200 yezigidi xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo lonyaka odlulileyo kwaye idlula nge-100 yezigidi zamanani aqikelelwe ngabahlalutyi. Nje ukuba i-Yahoo izilahle kwinxalenye eyathengwa nguVerizon, inkampani iya kuthiwa yiAltaba, kwaye iya kulawula ngayo i-Yahoo Japan, enye yeyona nto inenzuzo kakhulu kwinkampani ukongeza kwindawo ebalulekileyo enayo kwi-giant yaseTshayina i-Alibaba.