ZDNet Has Become a Shopping Spam Site, Just Like the Sister Site CNET
In many ways the site has become an SEO farm (like CNET) and is practically dead as a news source:
That's the front page right now.
Watch this very important "news":
Decades ago ZDNet was an actual news site. That changed a lot in the past decade or two. ZDNet is now owned by a marketing company, which is less shy about hiding its true motivations.
In their own words: "ZDNET joined the Red Ventures portfolio in 2020, bringing with it a network of contributors, personalities, journalists and experts with a reputation for best-in-class content. Combined with Red Ventures' digital marketing, technology, and data science capabilities, ZDNET helps millions of people discover information and seamlessly make important decisions."
"Contact us if you need help planning a campaign," they say. "Campaign budget (note: minimum of $50k)" (yes, lots of money to brainwash the "audience").