ZDNET (October 2020present)

ZDNET

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source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

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.

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 401#Is ZDNet still reliable?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 424#Something strange is going on with ZDNet
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 453#CNET and ZDNET are now under Ziff Davis ownership. Should they get a new chance or continue be considered too unreliable?

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
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