In Feb 2017 Yahoo7 was fined $300,000 and convicted of contempt of court for publishing an article that aborted a murder trial, with a judge saying that one of Australia's biggest media companies put profits before professional journalism. Its employee, Sydney journalist Krystal Johnson, who wrote the article, received a good behaviour bond.

Yahoo Sports is one of the largest fantasy sports players in the USA, and also offers extensive sports betting facilities. In 2023 Yahoo acquired Wagr, further extending their sports betting capabilities.

The 2024 Social Benchmark assesses the world's 2,000 most influential companies on their responsibility in meeting society's fundamental expectations towards three measurement areas: respecting human rights, providing decent work, and acting ethically. This company was assessed in 2022 and received a score of 3.5/20. The average score was an alarmingly low 4.6/20 and the highest score was 15.5/20.

The 2022 Financial System Benchmark ranks 400 financial institutions across three measurement areas: governance and strategy, respecting planetary boundaries (environment, climate and biodiversity) and adhering to societal conventions (human rights). This company ranked #275/400, with a total score of 5.2/100.

This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 34/100 in the Diversified Financial Services and Capital Markets category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 21 Oct 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.

JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2024 rankings the public identified 20 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 528th of 937 companies, and 27th of 38 Capital Markets companies.

In 2016 the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a US$53m fine against this company for several securities law violations. The company agreed to settle the case, resolving accusations that the firm misled investors. They had been charged with concealing important details from investors, failing to fully explain policies on monitoring fees, and not disclosing details about a loan they took from some of the company's private equity funds. The SEC found that the failure to disclose, coupled with hidden monitoring fees, amounted to violations of securities laws.