Polygon (website) (May 2025present)

Polygon (website)

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source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)

In May 2025, Vox Media sold Polygon to Valnet and promptly laid off most Polygon staff; as of May 2025, this event's long-term impact on reliability is unknown. Editors have expressed concern over the site's ownership by Valnet, which runs several content farms. Articles should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis until the status of editorial deterioration is confirmed. See also: WP:VALNET

Prior discussions

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• WT:WikiProject Video games/Sources#Polygon sold to Valnet, hit with major layoffs
• WT:WikiProject Video games#Polygon sold to Valnet, most staff laid off.
• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Polygon (May 2025 – present) WP:POLYGONWP:POLYGON 📌		A B	2025	In May 2025, Vox Media sold Polygon to Valnet and promptly laid off most Polygon staff; as of May 2025, this event's long-term impact on reliability is unknown. Editors have expressed concern over the site's ownership by Valnet, which runs several content farms. Articles should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis until the status of editorial deterioration is confirmed. See also: WP:VALNET	1