This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
| type | website |
|---|---|
| status |  generally reliable |
| deprecated | no |
| blacklisted | no |
| recency | 2024 |
| Domain zdnet.com | |
| In source code Spamcheck tool | |
| RFC | |
| link | Rfc |
| date | 2024 |
ZDNet is considered generally reliable for technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by Red Ventures in October 2020.
2024
| type | website |
|---|---|
| status |  generally unreliable |
| deprecated | no |
| blacklisted | no |
| recency | 2024 |
| Domain zdnet.com | |
| In source code Spamcheck tool | |
| RFC | |
| link | Rfc |
| date | 2024 |
ZDNet was acquired by digital marketing company Red Ventures in October 2020. There is consensus that ZDNet, along with other online properties of Red Ventures, is generally unreliable. Editors express concern that Red Ventures, as a matter of policy, uses AI-authored content on its properties in a non-transparent and unreliable manner. ZDNET was purchased by Ziff Davis in August 2024, which may mean that the reasons for considering it unreliable may no longer apply.
2024
ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Ziff Davis, which originally founded the brand on April 1, 1991, as its general interest technology portal. It eventually evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication. After being under the ownership of CNET Networks (2000–2008), CBS Corporation/ViacomCBS (2008–2020), and Red Ventures (2020–2024), ZDNET was reacquired by Ziff Davis in August 2024. CNET was included in the acquisition as well.
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| Source | Status (legend) |
Discussions | Use | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Last | Summary | |||
| ZDNET (pre-October 2020) | |
 2024 |
2024 |
ZDNet is considered generally reliable for technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by Red Ventures in October 2020. | 1   |
| ZDNET (October 2020 – present) | |
2024 |
2024 |
ZDNet was acquired by digital marketing company Red Ventures in October 2020. There is consensus that ZDNet, along with other online properties of Red Ventures, is generally unreliable. Editors express concern that Red Ventures, as a matter of policy, uses AI-authored content on its properties in a non-transparent and unreliable manner. ZDNET was purchased by Ziff Davis in August 2024, which may mean that the reasons for considering it unreliable may no longer apply. | 1 |