Matt Mullenweg says he is back in control of Automattic
Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees in a Slack message that he was back in control of the company, according to a message seen by TechCrunch. The statement came days after Automattic’s board placed him on leave. Automattic has not confirmed the reported reversal.
Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees in a Slack message that he was back in control of the company, according to TechCrunch, which said it had seen the message.
The reported statement came days after Automattic’s board placed Mullenweg on leave. Automattic has not confirmed the apparent reversal.
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