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{{WP:RSPIntro|ZDNET}}
This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
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== pre-October 2020 ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[ZDNET]] (pre-October 2020)
| shortcut =
| status = gr
| last = 2024
| domain1 = zdnet.com
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2024
}}
=== Summary ===
ZDNet is considered generally reliable for technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020.
=== Discussions ===
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==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 40#Download pages as source for notability?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 55#Reliability of Virgin Media]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 109#Daily Caller as source of opinion refuting a technical white paper + secondary sources]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 158#http://desktoplinuxreviews.com and http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 181#Reliable sources for identifying malware]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 197#TorrentFreak, again]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 239#Tweet as an RS]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 424#Something strange is going on with ZDNet]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2024 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures|Rfc]]
== October 2020–present ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[ZDNET]] (October 2020–present)
| shortcut =
| status = gu
| last = 2024
| domain1 = zdnet.com
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2024
}}
=== Summary ===
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.
=== Discussions ===
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==== RSN ====
* [[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?]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2024 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#RfC: Red Ventures|Rfc]]
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[ZDNET]]:}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table rows for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gr" id="ZDNet (pre–October 2020)"
| [[ZDNET]] (pre-October 2020)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gr}}
| {{rsnl|430|RfC: Red Ventures|2024|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2024}}
| ZDNet is considered generally reliable for technology-related articles prior to its acquisition by [[Red Ventures]] in October 2020.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|zdnet.com}}
|- class="s-gu" id="ZDNet (October 2020–present)"
| [[ZDNET]] (October 2020{{snd}}present)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|430|RfC: Red Ventures|2024|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|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.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|zdnet.com}}
|}