CNET
CNET is a technology media website that publishes product reviews, news, and advice content. Once one of the most trusted tech review sites on the internet, it has passed through multiple owners — CBS Interactive, Red Ventures, and now Ziff Davis — with each transition eroding editorial quality.
Score generated by AI agents based on publicly cited evidence and reviewed by the project maintainer. Not independently validated. Last assessed 2026-09-27. Score revised 2026-09-27: 57 → 48.
Score History
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Halsey Minor founded CNET, Inc. in 1992 as a source of technology information, starting with cable TV programming before building web properties such as CNET.com, News.com and Download.com. It went public on NASDAQ in 1996 and grew on banner advertising and retailer listing fees at Shopper.com. Editorial independence was intact and there is no record of practices that worked against readers.
CNET bought comparison-shopping site mySimon for $736 million in stock in January 2000 and in July announced the $1.6 billion ZDNet deal, absorbing its largest tech-media rival. The dot-com bust followed: a $484 million net loss in 2000 and 190 layoffs, about 10% of staff, in 2001. In 2005 Download.com banned adware-bundled programs, a reader-friendly stance it later abandoned.
CBS completed its $1.8 billion purchase of CNET Networks in June 2008 and by December was merging CNET's newsroom with CBSNews.com and cutting duplicate roles. The CBS years brought CNET's first reader-hostile practices: from 2011 Download.com wrapped software in installers that added toolbars and changed search settings, CBS vetoed CNET editors' 2013 CES Best in Show pick because it was suing Dish, and CNET Replay let advertisers pay to resurface old positive reviews. Core review journalism stayed comparatively strong.
Performance-marketing firm Red Ventures closed its $500 million purchase of CNET Media Group in October 2020 and reoriented CNET around affiliate revenue. Staff later described pressure during this period to write favorably about companies Red Ventures did business with. Red Ventures shut Chowhound in 2022 and sold GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide and four other brands to Fandom for about $55 million.
In November 2022 CNET began publishing AI-written finance explainers under the 'CNET Money Staff' byline; after Futurism exposed them in January 2023, more than half of the 77 articles needed corrections. Red Ventures cut about half of CNET's news and video staff in March 2023 and deleted thousands of old articles that August to lift search rankings, while The Verge documented pressure to favor advertisers. Staff unionized with WGA East, Wikipedia rated CNET's content from November 2022 on as generally unreliable, and Red Ventures struggled to sell the damaged brand.
Ziff Davis closed its roughly $100 million purchase of CNET in September 2024, an 80% markdown from Red Ventures' price, and folded it into CNET Group with PCMag, Mashable, ZDNet and Lifehacker. The AI-writing program did not return, CNET Group judged the Best of CES awards at CES 2025, and CNET staff joined the Ziff Davis Creators Guild contract in March 2025. A voluntary buyout and five guild layoffs in April 2025 thinned staff while Ziff Davis kept buying brands and its own shares.
In July 2025 Ziff Davis laid off 19 CNET staffers, eliminating the money, broadband and sleep teams and the copy desk. As Google search referrals fell, the parent hired advisers to explore selling divisions, sold its Connectivity unit for $1.2 billion and stepped up buybacks, while cutting five more CNET union members in January 2026 and drawing a no-confidence vote from more than 80% of the guild. CNET is leaning on video, social channels and a veteran editor in chief to hold its audience.
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Dimensional Breakdown
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Dimension History
Timeline (47 events)
CNET Networks IPO on NASDAQ
CNET, Inc. went public on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker 'CNWK,' raising capital to expand its web properties including CNET.com, News.com, and Download.com. The IPO valued CNET as one of the first major internet media companies.
CNET expands banner ad model across properties
As CNET's web portfolio grew to generate 8.2 million page views daily by the end of 1998, the company expanded its advertising business across its sites, alongside pay-per-click listing fees from retailers on Shopper.com. Revenue reached $56.4 million in 1998, a 69% increase over 1997's $33.6 million. The growing ad presence marked the beginning of monetization growth that would continue through each ownership era.
CNET acquires mySimon for $736 million
In January 2000 CNET acquired comparison-shopping site mySimon for $736 million in stock, its largest acquisition to date, adding to its growing portfolio of tech media properties. Combined with the $1.6 billion ZDNet acquisition later that year, CNET spent over $2.3 billion consolidating competitors during the dot-com bubble, reducing the number of independent tech media voices.
CNET acquires ZDNet for $1.6 billion
CNET Networks announced the acquisition of Ziff-Davis' ZDNet internet business for $1.6 billion in stock, consolidating two of the largest tech media properties. The deal included Computer Shopper magazine and SmartPlanet. CNET became the eighth largest internet property with 16.6 million monthly users.
CNET redesigns sites with expanded rich media ad formats
CNET Networks redesigned its CNET News.com and ZDNet News sites and introduced larger advertising formats (Tower Board, Leader Board and Messaging Plus), limiting news pages to one ad each. CNET-commissioned EyeTracking research said brand recall for the Messaging Plus unit was up to 3x higher than for conventional banners. The redesign marked a push toward bigger, more prominent ad units as banner ad revenues declined post-bubble.
CNET lays off 190 employees after dot-com bust
As the dot-com bubble burst, CNET lowered its 2001 revenue forecast in February and announced it would lay off 190 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The company had posted a $484 million net loss in 2000, driven by acquisition costs and interest expense after acquisitions totaling over $2.3 billion.
Download.com establishes zero-tolerance anti-adware policy
CNET's Download.com banned bundled adware, purging nearly 600 adware-supported programs, and published an 'Adware & Spyware Notice' telling users: 'every time you download software from Download.com, you can trust that we've tested it and found it to be adware-free.' The notice said users had told CNET bundled adware was unacceptable 'no matter how harmless it might be.' This commitment was later contradicted in 2011 when Download.com was caught bundling browser toolbars and search redirects into its own installers; CNET removed the pledges in early 2012.
CBS acquires CNET Networks for $1.8 billion
CBS Corporation completed its acquisition of CNET Networks for $1.8 billion, merging it into CBS Interactive. The deal brought CNET, GameSpot, Metacritic, TV.com, Download.com, and dozens of other properties under corporate media ownership. This ended CNET's era as an independent publicly traded company.
CBS Interactive merges CNET and CBS News newsrooms amid layoffs
Under pressure to cut costs after the CNET acquisition, CBS Interactive announced a restructuring that merged the CNET News and CBSNews.com newsrooms and eliminated duplicated roles; the number of layoffs was not disclosed. The same day CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said the company would not have done the CNET deal at that valuation in the current environment.
Artists sue CBS/CNET over LimeWire distribution
A coalition of artists led by Alki David sued CNET and CBS Interactive for distributing LimeWire file-sharing software via Download.com, alleging contributory copyright infringement. The lawsuit claimed over 220 million copies of LimeWire had been downloaded through CNET's site, generating advertising revenue while enabling piracy.
Alki David refiles expanded piracy suit against CBS Interactive and CNET
After voluntarily dropping his May 2011 suit in July, Alki David filed an amended lawsuit against CBS Interactive with new plaintiffs including 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell and Sugar Hill Music. It alleged CBS Interactive aided massive infringement of music and films by legitimizing and popularizing file-sharing tools such as LimeWire through its CNET subsidiary, and accused CBS of hypocrisy for profiting by pointing users to P2P software while aggressively enforcing its own copyrights.
Download.com caught bundling malware with Nmap
Nmap creator Gordon Lyon (Fyodor) discovered that CNET's Download.com was wrapping the popular security tool in a trojan installer that added browser toolbars and changed users' search engine to Bing without consent. CNET apologized and removed the installer, but a 2015 Emsisoft study later found Download.com remained the worst offender among free download portals for bundling unwanted software.
CBS vetoes CNET's CES Best in Show award for Dish Hopper
CBS corporate overrode CNET editors' vote to name the Dish Network Hopper with Sling DVR CES Best in Show because CBS was suing Dish over the Hopper's ad-skipping feature; CBS chief Leslie Moonves' office was reported to have ordered the change. CNET reporter Greg Sandoval resigned in protest, and the Consumer Electronics Association awarded the Hopper Best of Show itself and dropped CNET as its Best of CES awards partner, announcing a search for a new partner.
CNET Replay turns editorial reviews into paid ads
CNET launched 'CNET Replay,' a program allowing Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, and Lenovo to pay to resurface old positive product reviews on the CNET homepage. The repromotions appeared in shaded boxes between editorial content, with the advertising disclosure visible only after clicking through. The Poynter Institute called the practice 'ethically dubious.'
CBS Interactive expands native programmatic advertising across sites
CBS Interactive signed an exclusive deal with native ad exchange Bidtellect to backfill in-feed native ad inventory across 18 of its properties (a portfolio that included CNET) on desktop and mobile. CRO David Morris said he was 'bullish' on programmatic, noting 'substantial growth within our native programmatic channel quarter over quarter.' The expansion blended advertising more deeply into editorial content feeds.
ViacomCBS sells CNET to Red Ventures for $500 million
ViacomCBS agreed to sell CNET Media Group to Red Ventures, a Charlotte-based performance marketing firm, for $500 million. The deal included CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot, TV Guide, Metacritic, and Chowhound. Red Ventures had no journalism background; its core business was affiliate marketing and lead generation for credit cards, insurance, and financial products.
Red Ventures shuts down Chowhound after 25 years
Red Ventures closed Chowhound, the pioneering food community forum that had been part of the CNET Media Group since 2006. The shutdown destroyed 25 years of community-generated food content and discussion. The site was later revived by Static Media in 2023 after being purchased out of the Red Ventures portfolio.
Red Ventures sells GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide to Fandom for $55M
Red Ventures sold seven entertainment and gaming brands to Fandom for approximately $55 million: GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, GameFAQs, Giant Bomb and Comic Vine from the $500 million CNET Media Group deal, plus Cord Cutters News, which Red Ventures had bought separately in 2020. The low price reflected aggressive asset-stripping of the original portfolio.
CNET begins secretly publishing AI-generated financial articles
CNET began using an internally developed AI engine to write financial explainer articles under the byline 'CNET Money Staff,' covering topics like compound interest and credit cards designed to rank for high-value affiliate search queries. The AI content was published without public announcement or adequate disclosure, with the AI authorship hidden behind a clickable popup on the byline.
Futurism exposes CNET's secret AI article program
Futurism reported that CNET had been quietly publishing entire articles generated by AI for months. The exposure revealed 77 AI-written financial articles, over half of which contained serious factual errors including basic math mistakes. CNET's AI tool was also found to have plagiarized passages from other publications. The scandal dominated tech media coverage for weeks.
CNET and Bankrate pause AI articles until backlash subsides
After facing intense public criticism, Red Ventures told staff in internal meetings that it was pausing AI-generated content across CNET, Bankrate and other sites, while leaders said the program would restart once the negative coverage let up. EVP Lindsey Turrentine told staff 'this will pass... the news cycle will move on.' One employee told Futurism the pause was meant 'to audit everything and avoid another PR disaster.' Bankrate resumed publishing AI-generated articles in mid-2023.
The Verge reveals CNET pressured reporters to favor advertisers
The Verge published an investigation documenting multiple instances where CNET staff felt pressured to soften coverage due to Red Ventures' business relationships with advertisers. One reporter was told about a business relationship with a company whose product they were reviewing and felt pressured to be more favorable. Video hosts were asked to create sponsored content, blurring editorial and sales functions.
Red Ventures slashes CNET news and video staff by 50%
Red Ventures cut approximately 50% of CNET's news and video staff, gutting essential teams including news, science, and culture coverage. Sister site ZDNet lost 35% of editorial staff. The layoffs were announced via email by Carlos Angrisano, Red Ventures' president of financial services, who stated the objective was to focus CNET on areas that 'effectively generate traffic via Google search.'
CNET editor-in-chief moved to AI strategy role
As part of the March 2023 reorganization, CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo, who had defended the AI content program, moved after nine years at the helm to a new role as senior VP of AI content strategy and editor at large. Adam Auriemma, previously editor-in-chief of Red Ventures' NextAdvisor, replaced her. The leadership change signaled editorial direction shifting toward AI and content optimization.
CNET staff unionizes with Writers Guild of America East
Following the AI scandal and three major rounds of layoffs in a year under Red Ventures, a majority of CNET's roughly 100-member editorial bargaining unit signed cards to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East, forming the CNET Media Workers Union and asking Red Ventures for voluntary recognition. Workers cited automated technology that 'threatens our jobs and reputations,' ongoing restructuring, promotion freezes, and elimination of the Roadshow cars section and science and culture coverage.
CNET staff win union recognition with WGA East
CNET's roughly 100-member unit of writers, editors, video producers and designers won recognition in an online election to be represented by the Writers Guild of America, East. Red Ventures agreed to stay neutral toward the organizing effort.
CNET deletes thousands of old articles for SEO optimization
CNET was discovered to have deleted thousands of archival articles in a content pruning initiative. An internal memo stated the goal was to signal to Google that 'CNET is fresh, relevant and worthy of being placed higher than our competitors in search results.' Google's Search Liaison publicly contradicted the strategy, saying deleting old content is 'not a thing' Google rewards. CNET said it kept its own copies and sent deprecated stories to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, but the articles were removed from its public archive.
Red Ventures struggles to find buyer for damaged CNET
Axios reported that Red Ventures had been shopping CNET for months, hoping to recoup about half of the $500 million it paid, but was having difficulty finding buyers amid a slower ad market, higher interest rates and brand-reputation concerns from the AI scandal. The eventual sale to Ziff Davis at about $100 million represented an 80% loss on the $500 million purchase price four years earlier.
Wikipedia downgrades CNET to 'generally unreliable' source
After extensive debate, Wikipedia editors split CNET's reliability assessment into three eras: generally reliable before October 2020, no consensus from October 2020 to October 2022 (after the Red Ventures acquisition), and generally unreliable from November 2022 onward because of the AI-generated articles. The discussion cited AI-generated articles 'riddled with errors' and broader concerns about editorial standards under Red Ventures ownership, including advertiser-friendly coverage.
Red Ventures sells CNET to Ziff Davis for $100 million
Red Ventures sold CNET to Ziff Davis for approximately $100 million, representing an 80% loss on its $500 million acquisition just four years earlier. The massive write-down reflected the AI scandal, mass layoffs, content pruning controversy, and fundamental reputational damage inflicted during Red Ventures' ownership. Ziff Davis already owned PCMag, Mashable, Lifehacker, and IGN.
Ziff Davis completes CNET acquisition
Ziff Davis completed its purchase of CNET Media, Inc. and related entities (including ZDNet) on September 12, 2024, folding CNET into its Digital Media segment alongside PCMag, IGN, Mashable and Lifehacker. Ziff Davis said the deal would let it reach 'a wider audience that is attractive to advertisers in the technology space.' The affiliate- and SEO-driven model CNET had operated under Red Ventures continued under a parent whose main commerce products are affiliate links and branded content.
Ziff Davis quietly removes DEI language from corporate website
404 Media reported that Ziff Davis, owner of CNET, IGN and other publications, had quietly removed diversity, equity and inclusion information from its corporate website over several weeks, including details of diversity-focused employee resource groups, inclusion-based hiring goals and diversity training. Text describing ERGs for seven identity groups was replaced with generic language. An employee told 404 Media that internal HR representatives had assured staff DEI programs and ERGs would remain unchanged, but the public retreat raised governance concerns.
Ziff Davis acquires The Skimm, expanding media rollup
Ziff Davis acquired The Skimm newsletter brand, which has about 5 million subscribers, placing it in its Everyday Health Group and adding to a portfolio that already included CNET, PCMag, Mashable, Lifehacker and IGN. The acquisition continued Ziff Davis's serial media consolidation strategy; by July 2025 the company had made five brand acquisitions that year.
CNET and ZDNet staff join the Ziff Davis Creators Guild
After the Ziff Davis acquisition, CNET and ZDNet editorial workers joined the Ziff Davis Creators Guild of The NewsGuild of New York and came under its existing contract, ratified in summer 2024, with just-cause protection and guaranteed raises. The contract's generative-AI terms bar layoffs or base-pay cuts caused by AI and require AI-generated content to be labeled.
Ziff Davis sues OpenAI over copyright infringement
Ziff Davis filed a 62-page lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court, alleging systematic unauthorized use of copyrighted content from CNET, PCMag, ZDNet, IGN, and Lifehacker to train AI models. The suit alleged copyright infringement, DMCA violations, unjust enrichment, and trademark dilution. A judge later partially dismissed the DMCA and unjust enrichment claims.
Ziff Davis lays off 23 staff, CNET hit hardest
Ziff Davis laid off 23 union members across CNET, Mashable, Lifehacker and ZDNet, with CNET bearing the heaviest cuts (19 of 23). The layoffs eliminated CNET's money, broadband and sleep teams and dismantled the copy desk. The Ziff Davis Creators Guild said the cuts affected over 15% of the bargaining unit, came less than a year after the acquisition closed and just after five brand acquisitions in 2025, and undermined CNET 'at a time when CNET is still building back its reputation after a damaging AI scandal.'
Ziff Davis hires advisers to explore selling divisions
Reporting Q3 2025 results, Ziff Davis said it had engaged outside advisers to evaluate 'value-creating opportunities, including the potential sale of entire divisions of the Company' and would continue its share repurchase program. It spent $44.4 million on buybacks in the quarter.
Judge trims Ziff Davis suit against OpenAI; CNET dilution claim dismissed
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein let Ziff Davis's contributory-infringement and DMCA copyright-management-information claims against OpenAI proceed, but dismissed the robots.txt circumvention and unjust-enrichment claims and ruled that only Mashable, not CNET, ZDNet, PCMag or other brands, was famous enough to plead trademark dilution.
Ziff Davis lays off five more CNET union members after CES
In January 2026, shortly after CES, Ziff Davis laid off five CNET workers who were members of the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, the latest in a series of cuts since the 2024 acquisition.
CNET Group judges Best of CES for a second year
CNET Group entered its second year as the Consumer Technology Association's official partner for the Best of CES awards, doubling the program to 23 categories chosen by its journalists. CNET had been dropped as the awards partner in 2013 after CBS overrode its editors' pick.
Veteran reviewer David Katzmaier named CNET editor in chief
David Katzmaier, a CNET reviewer and editor since October 2002, was named editor in chief, replacing Adam Auriemma, who left in August 2025.
Ziff Davis union votes no confidence in tech group chief
More than 80% of the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, which represents CNET, PCMag, Mashable, ZDNet and Lifehacker staff, signed a vote of no confidence in EVP and tech group general manager Kate Gutman over repeated layoffs, calling them 'greed-driven decisions designed to pad company profits' and saying cuts hinder the staff's ability to serve readers.
Ziff Davis spent $174 million on buybacks in 2025
Ziff Davis reported $173.8 million of share repurchases in 2025 against $68.7 million on acquisitions and almost $290 million of free cash flow, and deferred 2026 guidance while advisers explored the sale of entire divisions.
Ziff Davis leans on CNET video growth as affiliate commissions fall
On its Q4 2025 earnings call, Ziff Davis said CNET Group video and social views grew 100% in Q4 and over 80% for full-year 2025 to 1 billion views, as management pushed video while affiliate commerce commissions tied to organic search traffic fell about $25 million year over year to roughly $90 million, half of the decline coming in Q4.
Ziff Davis adds PopSci to CNET's technology division
Ziff Davis bought four Recurrent Ventures brands, Dwell, Domino, Business of Home and PopSci, and placed PopSci in its technology division alongside CNET, Mashable, PCMag and Lifehacker. All staff at the four titles were retained.
Ziff Davis sells Connectivity for $1.2 billion, steps up buybacks
Ziff Davis completed the sale of its Connectivity division (Ookla, Speedtest, Downdetector) for about $1.2 billion and spent $121.5 million on share repurchases in Q2 2026, with the CEO saying it was focused on deploying capital 'to maximize long-term shareholder returns.'
Ziff Davis shifts CNET Group toward social as AI Overviews spread
On its Q2 2026 call Ziff Davis said search referrals kept falling, with Google AI Overviews appearing on 50% of queries relevant to its properties, and that it was growing Tech & Shopping audiences and affiliate commissions through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. It said CNET and PCMag were among the most cited sources in AI answers.
Evidence (46 citations)
D1: User Value Erosion
D2: Business Customer Exploitation
D3: Shareholder Extraction
D4: Lock-in & Switching Costs
D5: Twiddling & Algorithmic Opacity
D6: Dark Patterns
D7: Advertising & Monetization Pressure
D8: Competitive Conduct
D9: Labor & Governance
D10: Regulatory & Legal Posture
Scoring Log (9 entries)
Checked 77 items + prose. 37 verified, 25 corrected (11 date-only), 12 re-sourced, 3 removed (1 duplicate layoff event, 1 wrong-entity PissedConsumer page, 1 irrelevant SEO page). Invented: Download.com 2005 pledge misquoted as 'free of malware' (insecure.org shows 'adware-free'). Key fixes: Ziff Davis layoffs dated July 2025 not January; CNET video/affiliate figures are FY2025 not 2024; Replay launched 2013 not 2016; Wikipedia 'unreliable' rating covers Nov 2022-present; Ziff Davis closed CNET 2024-09-12; founded 1992; union formed May 2023 by card signing; removed unsupported freelance-AI-training, 'first union at Red Ventures', 'staff learned only from Futurism', Taboola/Outbrain and autoplay-ad claims.
57→48. Since Feb 2026 (and the 12 months from Sep 2025): Ziff Davis hired advisers to sell divisions (Nov 2025), cut five more CNET guild members (Jan 2026), drew an 80% guild no-confidence vote (Feb 2026), raised its buyback authorization and spent $173.8M (2025) and $121.5M (Q2 2026) on buybacks after selling Connectivity for $1.2B; named veteran Katzmaier EIC; OpenAI suit trimmed Dec 2025 (CNET dilution claim dismissed). D1 8→7 (recalibration: significant degradation, but not an AI/aggregation content mill under Ziff Davis). D2 6→5 (recalibration: no documented advertiser pressure since Red Ventures; affiliate model persists). D5 7→5 (recalibration: no undisclosed AI content since 2023; union contract requires AI labels). D6 5→3 (correction: fact audit removed unsourced autoplay/cookie-wall/ad-blocker claims; only an ad-block recovery script verified). D7 7→5 (correction: autoplay and chumbox claims removed as unsourced; verified model is display ads + affiliate). D8 6→5 (recalibration: serial acquirer but no closures/legal action against rivals). D3, D4, D9, D10 unchanged. Eras: all six re-dated to their inflection events (1994-01-01→1992-01-01 founding; 2000-07-01→2000-07-19 ZDNet deal; 2008-06-01→2008-06-30 CBS close; 2020-10-01→2020-10-30 Red Ventures close; 2023-03-01→2022-11-01 AI program start; 2026-02-23→2024-09-12 Ziff Davis close); split 'Ziff Davis Consolidation' at 2025-07-30 (CNET layoffs, copy desk cut) into 'Ziff Davis Consolidation' + new 'Ziff Davis Austerity'. Alternatives: removed unverified comparative ad-load claims.
Checked 7 removed/trimmed claims: 1 restored, 0 partly restored, 5 confirmed removed, 1 already present. Restored: employee's account that internal HR assured staff DEI programs/ERGs would stay unchanged (404 Media via Nieman Lab). Already present: 220M LimeWire downloads figure sits on the May 2011 suit item (infojustice confirms it is from the May complaint). Confirmed removed: 'driven almost entirely by banner advertising' (FundingUniverse cites multiple revenue sources incl. Shopper.com pay-per-click fees); layoffs as a reason buyers balked (Futurism/Axios cite ad market, interest rates, AI reputation); $200M figure and affiliate-shaped best-of lists under Ziff Davis (not in AdExchanger, no reliable source found); auto-playing video ads/programmatic expansion (not in A Media Operator or earnings coverage); Mainland Moment evidence (SEO content farm, no lock-in content).
Removed typed-in site scores from alternatives text (they go stale on re-score; the page shows live scores). No other changes.
Triaged 2026-06-30 (Wave A); no rescore warranted (no material change / changes sub-threshold / flag refuted on verification).
Added 2 missing dimension narratives
The Verge and Ars Technica descriptions falsely claimed 'No enshittification score yet' — both are scored (29 and 30). Tom's Hardware description updated with ownership info.