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In October 2022, after a very questionable action taken by the team running the WordPress’ Plugin Directory that was alleged by some to have been done to the benefit of the for-profit company from head of WordPress, we noted that WordPress was obfuscating the connection between that team and the company, Automattic. Specifically, the second question in the FAQ for the WordPress Plugin Directory claimed to address a possible connection this way:
Does the review team work for Automattic? [Read more]