No more questions: Yahoo Answers to shut down on May 4

A filepic of Yahoo's headquarters in the US. The company announced that Yahoo Answers will no longer be accessible starting May 4. — AFP

Yahoo has announced that it will be shutting down the community-driven Yahoo Answers service on May 4.

In an FAQ, Yahoo stated that users will no longer be able to post new questions or answer questions posed by other users from May 20. Then on May 4, the website will no longer be accessible and users will be directed to the Yahoo homepage.