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| data2 = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3 = publisher
| data3 = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
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''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.
== Prior discussions ==
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''Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''
* [[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]]
* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-nc" id="CNET (October 2020–October 2022)"
| ''[[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}}
|}