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== Summary ==
''CNET'' was acquired by digital marketing company [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020, leading to a deterioration in editorial standards. Staff writers were pressured by company executives to publish content more favorably to advertisers in order to benefit Red Ventures' business dealings; this included both news stories and reviews.

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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
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* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 375#Time to revisit CNET]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 398#Beware: CNet running AI-generated articles, byline "CNet Money"]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 471#Videos by CNET]]

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=== Recency ===
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==Notes==
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==References==
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| ''[[CNET]]'' (October 2020{{snd}}October 2022)
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| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 375#Time to revisit CNET|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 398#Beware: CNet running AI-generated articles, byline "CNet Money"|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 471#Videos by CNET|4]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}}
| ''CNET'' was acquired by digital marketing company [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020, leading to a deterioration in editorial standards. Staff writers were pressured by company executives to publish content more favorably to advertisers in order to benefit Red Ventures' business dealings; this included both news stories and reviews.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|cnet.com}}
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