In the aftermath of the revelations, the companies have struggled to defend themselves against accusations that they were willing participants in government surveillance programs — an allegation that has been particularly damaging to the reputations of these companies overseas, including in lucrative markets in Europe.
Yahoo, which endured heavy criticism after The Washington Post and Britain’s Guardian newspaper used Snowden’s documents to reveal the existence of PRISM last year, was legally bound from revealing its efforts in attempting to resist government pressure.
All this has cost Yahoo for folding instead of going to the press was me deleting my yahoo mail and flickr accounts and never believing a thing a corporation says again. None of which affect anyone's bottom line. Right now it seems that the options are live in a totalitarian nation/state and bear witness to the convergence of 1984 and A Brave New World or Deal with religious fundamentalism hell bent on making everyone submit by doing away with math, individual freedom, and everything I know and hold dear from my earliest memories. Worst. Chose your own adventure. Ever.
edit: do you even grammar, psulli?