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Ryan Duff

@ryancduff
11 posts
2025-04-03
Bad day to be an @automattic employee while the decisions of MCM continue to run the company into the ground. 16% or roughly 1/6th being let go... @photomatt was bragging about hiring and expanding after the voluntary buy-outs a few months ago. https://x.com/... [image]
2025-04-03 View on X
TechCrunch

Automattic lays off 16% of its staff, CEO Matt Mullenweg says to become “more agile and responsive”; ahead of the layoffs, its website listed 1,744 employees

·  —  Earlier today, CEO Matt Mullenweg shared … Business Today : WordPress parent Automattic lays off 16% of its employees amid legal and market challenges Emma Roth / The Verge :...

2025-01-12
Equally gross blog post on WordPress DOT org https://wordpress.org/...
2025-01-12 View on X
TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project

Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …

2024-10-20
@photomatt @automattic Listen up @automattic employees, Audrey Capital users... and everyone else attacking WPEngine... this highlighted section is YOU [image]
2024-10-20 View on X
TechCrunch

In a filing, WP Engine asks a court in Northern California to issue a preliminary injunction and restore its access to the WordPress.org open source repository

which are gross mischaracterizations of reality—and reserves all of our rights. Automattic is confident in our legal position and will vigorously litigate against this baseless fil...

Looks like WPEngine just filed a motion for preliminary injunction against @photomatt and @automattic #WordPress https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...
2024-10-20 View on X
TechCrunch

In a filing, WP Engine asks a court in Northern California to issue a preliminary injunction and restore its access to the WordPress.org open source repository

which are gross mischaracterizations of reality—and reserves all of our rights. Automattic is confident in our legal position and will vigorously litigate against this baseless fil...

2024-10-14
In case you missed it, the WordPress accessibility team has suspended meetings until further notice because neither representative can log into .org because of the checkbox. this-is-fine.gif [image]
2024-10-14 View on X
TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF's team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”

It's super late at night on Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Edward Targett / The Stack : Wordpress Wars: Forking crazy nuclear takeover triggers fury Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : WordP...

@wp_acf I'm so sorry... this is ridiculous at this point.
2024-10-14 View on X
TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF's team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”

It's super late at night on Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Edward Targett / The Stack : Wordpress Wars: Forking crazy nuclear takeover triggers fury Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : WordP...

2024-10-13
@wp_acf I'm so sorry... this is ridiculous at this point.
2024-10-13 View on X
TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”

The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues …

2024-10-03
@wpengine ... I'm only through two pages of the introduction and the Quinn Emanuel attorneys are returning Matt's “scorched earth” favor. No holds barred 😳🫣
2024-10-03 View on X
TechCrunch

WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”

Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

@wpengine ... This complaint is filled with days of material Matt provided while running his mouth, because he thought he was right and his “lawyers” told him to “go for it” Like... they're citing slack messages, 𝕏 posts, podcasts, interviews. The whole gambit. haha
2024-10-03 View on X
TechCrunch

WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”

Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

OH NO BABY WHAT IS YOU DOIN Why is @photomatt over on HackerNews defending himself in the comments on the post about the WPEngine v Automattic lawsuit? What is happening? This is so wild 🤣😭 PLEASE MAKE IT STOP https://news.ycombinator.com/ ... [image]
2024-10-03 View on X
TechCrunch

WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”

Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

2024-10-02
This confirms what we've long suspected... the Stripe issue was a big one. On top of the money grab for “licensing” Read the highlighted paragraph carefully [image]
2024-10-02 View on X
The Verge

Automattic demanded an 8% cut of WP Engine's monthly revenue to use the WordPress trademark in a seven-year deal proposed on September 20; WP Engine declined

Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month …