CNET

CNET

Company type	Subsidiary
Website type	Technology, news
Available in	English, French, Japanese
Creators	Halsey Minor Shelby Bonnie
Editors	1992;34 years ago (1992) (CNET, Inc.) June 1995;31 years ago (1995-06) (website)
Current status	Online

CNET (short for Computer Network) is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. CNET originally produced content for radio and television in addition to its website before applying new media distribution methods through its internet television network, CNET Video, and its podcast and blog networks.

Founded in 1992 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through that unit's acquisition of CNET Networks in 2008. Following acquisition by Red Ventures on October 30, 2020, the website faced criticism for what was described as a decline in quality of its editorial content and factual reliability due to the use of generative AI in the creation of its articles, as well as concerns over its journalistic integrity regarding increased publication of slanted reviews and sponsored content to benefit its advertising partners. On October 1, 2024, CNET was acquired by Ziff Davis.

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