Yahoo Lifts Ban on Allah
-- Internet portal Yahoo has accepted Allah, reversing a ban on having the Arabic word for God as part of usernames on the site, the technology news website ZDNet said Thursday.
The popular Internet guide imposed the ban in June 2005 to keep people from using the name with other words to create phrases that might incite hatred, the report said.
"A small number of people registered for IDs using specific terms with the sole purpose of promoting hate, and then used those IDs to post content that was harmful or threatening to others, thus violating Yahoo's Terms of Service," said a Yahoo statement.
"We recently re-evaluated the term 'Allah,' and users can now register for IDs with this word because it is no longer a significant target for abuse.
