Inc. will stop carrying online auctions of Nazi artifacts and other hate-related materials. The new guidelines will also apply to the site's classified listings and its e-commerce partners.
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Computer software will reject any item that appears to violate the site's policies. The three changes, Fitzgerald said, are part of an overall effort to improve quality of listings - the ban and the software to screen out objectionable material, the fee to screen out junk items. The newly banned items at Yahoo include medals, weapons, uniforms, official documents and other items that carry swastikas or other symbols associated with hate groups. They join a banned list that now includes cigarettes, live animals and used underwear. Jupiter Research analyst Andrew Ari Clibanoff said Yahoo faces competitive pressures, in addition to its legal troubles.