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== Summary ==
''CNET'' is considered generally reliable for its technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020. In 2023, Red Ventures began deleting thousands of old CNET articles; website content may no longer be available unless archived.[{{Cite news |last=Sato |first=Mia |date=2023-08-09 |title=CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Google Search ranking |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/9/23826342/cnet-content-pruning-deleting-articles-google-seo |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}]
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[CNET]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 4#GameSpot and CNET]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 24#Media Awareness Network]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 30#AV-comparatives]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 40#Download pages as source for notability?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 52#Sources for information on the theft]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 63#TorrentFreak]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 66#Rumor sites such as MacRumors and AppleInsider]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 71#Bose References]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 75#National Names Database]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 101#CNET]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 120#TorrentFreak]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 134#The Pirate Bay is said in wiki-voice that it is an commercial website]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 162#Can videos be RS in a BLP?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 165#Sources at Nokia Lumia 1520]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 180#"Editor Reviews" and affiliate marketing (on CNET)]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 197#TorrentFreak, again]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 398#Beware: CNet running AI-generated articles, byline "CNet Money"]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gr" id="CNET (pre-October 2020)"
| ''[[CNET]]'' (pre–October 2020)
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| 17[See these discussions of CNET: [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 4#GameSpot and CNET|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 24#Media Awareness Network|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 30#AV-comparatives|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 40#Download pages as source for notability?|4]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 52#Sources for information on the theft|5]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 63#TorrentFreak|6]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 66#Rumor sites such as MacRumors and AppleInsider|7]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 71#Bose References|8]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 75#National Names Database|9]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 101#CNET|10]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 120#TorrentFreak|11]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 134#The Pirate Bay is said in wiki-voice that it is an commercial website|12]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 162#Can videos be RS in a BLP?|13]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 165#Sources at Nokia Lumia 1520|14]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 180#"Editor Reviews" and affiliate marketing (on CNET)|15]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 197#TorrentFreak, again|16]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 398#Beware: CNet running AI-generated articles, byline "CNet Money"|17]]]
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| ''CNET'' is considered generally reliable for its technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020. In 2023, Red Ventures began deleting thousands of old CNET articles; website content may no longer be available unless archived.[{{Cite news |last=Sato |first=Mia |date=2023-08-09 |title=CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Google Search ranking |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/9/23826342/cnet-content-pruning-deleting-articles-google-seo |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}]
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