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Q&A with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on closing the Tumblr deal, profitability, content moderation, Apple's rules, Twitter, lessons for Elon Musk, and more

What can Elon learn from Tumblr?  —  We have to talk about Twitter, right?  Elon Musk bought it. Tweets: @decoderpod , @yoda , @harrymccracken , and @zeldman See also Mediagazer Tweets: @decoderpod : Tumblr CEO @photomatt shares what it's been like to buy and run a social network—and what advice he has for Elon—on this week's Decoder https://www.theverge.com/... Drew Olanoff / @yoda : great stuff from @photomatt https://www.theverge.com/... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : The web would be better off if Automattic owned even more stuff, which is not something you can say about many tech companies. https://www.theverge.com/... @zeldman : ☞ “When you're hosting a social network, it's your responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment.” @photomatt ℅ @Verge https://www.theverge.com/... See also Mediagazer

The Verge Nilay Patel

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  • @yoda Drew Olanoff on x
    great stuff from @photomatt https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @zeldman @zeldman on x
    ☞ “When you're hosting a social network, it's your responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment.” @photomatt ℅ @Verge https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @harrymccracken Harry McCracken on x
    The web would be better off if Automattic owned even more stuff, which is not something you can say about many tech companies. https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @alexeheath Alex Heath on x
    This was a really interesting convo between @reckless and @photomatt. I joined at the end to try and connect the dots to what Elon Musk is going through with Twitter right now. https://twitter.com/...
  • @waxy @waxy on x
    Nilay Patel interviews Matt Mullenweg on how the Tumblr acquisition is going: great conversation contrasting their thoughtful approach vs. Elon's reckless handling of Twitter https://www.theverge.com/...