Mullenweg Criticized for 1st Amendment Claims – Search Engine Journal
Matt Mullenweg portrayed himself as a victim in his dispute with WP Engine, claiming in a tweet and blog post that they are ‘trying to curtail’ his free speech. Social media responses ranged from polite debunking of his First Amendment claim to accusations of hypocrisy.
TL/DR Of Dispute With WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic ignited a dispute with managed WordPress web host WP Engine (WPE), using a Q&A at the WordCamp WordPress conference to denounce WP for not giving enough back to the WordPress open source project. He followed that statement with a post on WordPress.org that called WPE a cancer to WordPress, writing:
“This is one of the many reasons they are a cancer to WordPress, and it’s important to remember that unchecked, cancer will spread. WP Engine is setting a poor standard that others may look at and think is ok to replicate. We must set a higher standard to ensure WordPress is here for the next 100 years.”
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