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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ)
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    ## 29 October 2024

    * The Repository (mentioned above) [has the full story about Paid Memberships Pro and the threatened takeover](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-to-take-over-paid-memberships-pro)
    * The bullenweg.com domain no longer resolves; investigation indicates that the registrar (Porkbun) has suspended it. There is speculation that Mullenweg threatened Porkbun with legal action, as the content does not seem to be in violation of any of [Porkbun's Terms of Service](https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service).
    * The bullenweg.com domain no longer resolves; investigation indicates that the registrar (Porkbun) has suspended it. There is speculation that Mullenweg threatened Porkbun with legal action, as the content does not seem to be in violation of any of [Porkbun's Terms of Service](https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service).

    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ)
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    ## 29 October 2024

    * The Repository (mentioned above) [has the full story about Paid Memberships Pro and the threatened takeover](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-to-take-over-paid-memberships-pro)
    * The bullenweg.com domain no longer resolves; investigation seems to indicate that the registrar (Porkbun) has suspended it. There is speculation that Mullenweg threatened Porkbun with legal action, as the content does not seem to be in violation of any of [Porkbun's Terms of Service](https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service).
    * The bullenweg.com domain no longer resolves; investigation indicates that the registrar (Porkbun) has suspended it. There is speculation that Mullenweg threatened Porkbun with legal action, as the content does not seem to be in violation of any of [Porkbun's Terms of Service](https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service).
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    ## 29 October 2024

    * The Repository (mentioned above) [has the full story about Paid Memberships Pro and the threatened takeover](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-to-take-over-paid-memberships-pro)
    * The Repository (mentioned above) [has the full story about Paid Memberships Pro and the threatened takeover](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-to-take-over-paid-memberships-pro)
    * The bullenweg.com domain no longer resolves; investigation seems to indicate that the registrar (Porkbun) has suspended it. There is speculation that Mullenweg threatened Porkbun with legal action, as the content does not seem to be in violation of any of [Porkbun's Terms of Service](https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service).
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    ## 24 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
    * TechCrunch announces that [Mullenweg will be on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt event](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg-is-joining-techcrunch-disrupt-2024/) (the comments are spicy already!)
    * Attorney Mike Dunford [does a Twitch stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdwiZEhRS3o) on the motion for preliminary injunction

    ## 25 October 2024
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    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown. Prominent WordPress news outlet The Repository [confirms that they have seen screenshots of the conversation](https://x.com/therepositorywp/status/1851038210547466386).
    * Longtime Core contributor and community organizer Chris Wiegman [blogs about leaving WordPress](https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/) and says that Mullenweg and Automattic have been toxic for some time.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
    ## 29 October 2024

    * The Repository (mentioned above) [has the full story about Paid Memberships Pro and the threatened takeover](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-to-take-over-paid-memberships-pro)
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    * The Register picks up the story about [WordCamp organizers being required to share social media credentials](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown. Prominent WordPress news outlet The Repository [confirms that they have seen screenshots of the conversation](https://x.com/therepositorywp/status/1851038210547466386).
    * Longtime Core contributor and community organizer Chris Wiegman [blogs about leaving WordPress](https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/) and says that Mullenweg and Automattic have been toxic for some time.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
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    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown
    * Longtime Core contributor and community organizer Chris Wiegman [blogs about leaving WordPress](https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/) and says that Mullenweg, Automattic, and large sections of the community have been toxic for some time.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
    * Longtime Core contributor and community organizer Chris Wiegman [blogs about leaving WordPress](https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/) and says that Mullenweg and Automattic have been toxic for some time.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
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    * The Register picks up the story about [WordCamp organizers being required to share social media credentials](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown
    * Longtime Core contributor and community organizer Chris Wiegman [blogs about leaving WordPress](https://chriswiegman.com/2024/10/so-long-wordpress/) and says that Mullenweg, Automattic, and large sections of the community have been toxic for some time.
    > The utter hypocrisy of Matt Mullenweg’s actions isn’t really unsurprising to anyone who has watched Automattic for the last decade or more but it is my final straw. Yes, I should’ve left earlier when I saw friends hurt. Somehow I guess I always thought my actions would somehow help the situation. It was a naive position, I now realize.
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    * The Register picks up the story about [WordCamp organizers being required to share social media credentials](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
    * The developers of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin, who removed their listing from wordpress.org last week, have put up a blog post claiming that [Mullenweg threatened to "take over your listing and make it a community plugin like we did to ACF"](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/leaving-wordpress-org/) after they requested the takedown
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    ## 28 October 2024

    * The Register picks up the story about [WordCamp organizers being required to share social media credentials](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
    * In a discussion on Reddit, the founder/organizer of WordCamp Asia states that [he expects the new registration requirements to have an impact on attendance](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gdue2m/how_will_wordcamp_asia_attendance_be_impacted_by/lu7hfam/). (Purchasing WordCamp tickets now requires registering and logging into a wordpress.org account, including ticking the now-infamous checkbox.)
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    ## 27 October 2024

    * Emails have surfaced related to Automattic's [assertion of control over WordCamp social media accounts](https://x.com/kellie/status/1850384027548827966). They also demanded that WordCamp Sydney delete several tweets about WPE.
    * Morten Rand-Hendricksen offers [a personal anecdote about how Mullenweg has personally exerted control over WordCamp events](https://x.com/mor10/status/1850668911395516604) as far back as 2011
    * Morten Rand-Hendricksen offers [a personal anecdote about how Mullenweg has personally exerted control over WordCamp events](https://x.com/mor10/status/1850668911395516604) as far back as 2011

    ## 28 October 2024

    * The Register picks up the story about [WordCamp organizers being required to share social media credentials](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/)
    * Bullenweg updates again; the current front page ([archived version](https://archive.is/nq9VL)) is a quote from the ongoing [Westmoreland lawsuit against Mullenweg, his mother, and Audrey Capital](https://webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo.dll?CaseNum=CGC22600095)
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    ## 27 October 2024

    * Emails have surfaced related to Automattic's [assertion of control over WordCamp social media accounts](https://x.com/kellie/status/1850384027548827966). They also demanded that WordCamp Sydney delete several tweets about WPE.
    * Morten Rand-Hendricksen offers [a personal anecdote about how Mullenweg exerts control over WordCamp events](https://x.com/mor10/status/1850668911395516604)
    * Morten Rand-Hendricksen offers [a personal anecdote about how Mullenweg has personally exerted control over WordCamp events](https://x.com/mor10/status/1850668911395516604) as far back as 2011
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    ## 27 October 2024

    * Emails have surfaced related to Automattic's [assertion of control over WordCamp social media accounts](https://x.com/kellie/status/1850384027548827966). They also demanded that WordCamp Sydney delete several tweets about WPE.
    * Emails have surfaced related to Automattic's [assertion of control over WordCamp social media accounts](https://x.com/kellie/status/1850384027548827966). They also demanded that WordCamp Sydney delete several tweets about WPE.
    * Morten Rand-Hendricksen offers [a personal anecdote about how Mullenweg exerts control over WordCamp events](https://x.com/mor10/status/1850668911395516604)
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    ## 26 October 2024

    * Another timeline of events, Bullenweg, [has been taken down following legal threats by Matt Mullenweg](https://bullenweg.com). The content is still available, for now, [in the GitHub repository](https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io)
    * Another timeline of events, Bullenweg, [has been taken down following legal threats by Matt Mullenweg](https://bullenweg.com). The content is still available, for now, [in the GitHub repository](https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io)

    ## 27 October 2024

    * Emails have surfaced related to Automattic's [assertion of control over WordCamp social media accounts](https://x.com/kellie/status/1850384027548827966). They also demanded that WordCamp Sydney delete several tweets about WPE.
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    * [Another roundup at The Mattrix Derailed](https://mattrixderailed.com) which focuses on quotes and reactions from community members
    * Another roundup, mostly longer-form blog reactions to events, is at [mullenweg.wtf](https://mullenweg.wtf)
    * Yet another timeline [over here](https://mattengine.com), with some older events to show community concerns occurring even before this particular conflict started
    * And yet [another timeline](https://wpvswpe.report) of the feud

    # Updates

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    [The Verge also covers the story](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273448/wp-engine-injunction-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-resources).
    * The WordPress Foundation posts [meeting minutes from their 17 October meeting](https://wordpressfoundation.org/news/2024/meeting-minutes/). This is the first time they have ever publicly posted meeting minutes.
    * The WordPress Code of Conduct is suddenly modified [to prohibit the sharing of private communications](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/protect-private-conversations/), with no clear language about what constitutes "private" nor about the scope of the restriction.
    * Blog AntiMattic is reporting (based on leaked Slack conversations) that [Mullenweg is planning to poach WPE employees and also failing to immediately honor the new 9-month buyout offer for some employees](https://antimattic.net/index.php/2024/10/19/get-the-f-out-baby-please-dont-go/), suggesting that "⁠I’ll work on an official statement. Probably after we do the hiring offer for WPE employees." and "That may be awkward for someone who DM’d and will have a later last day (could be next year, even), but my priority is people staying, not people leaving."
    * Blog AntiMattic is reporting (based on leaked Slack conversations) that [Mullenweg is planning to poach WPE employees and also failing to immediately honor the new 9-month buyout offer for some employees](https://antimattic.net/index.php/2024/10/19/get-the-f-out-baby-please-dont-go/), suggesting that "⁠I’ll work on an official statement. Probably after we do the hiring offer for WPE employees." and "That may be awkward for someone who DM’d and will have a later last day (could be next year, even), but my priority is people staying, not people leaving." (Archived link [here](https://archive.is/l0E8B) in case legal threats force the blog author to remove this.)


    ## 19 October 2024
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    * WP Engine releases [a timeline of events](https://wpengine.com/blog/ensuring-stability-and-security/) focused on how they have been ensuring safety & continuity for their customers
    * The BBC [covers the feud](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2y7eyp3zpo)
    * The Automattic social media team is reportedly asking WordCamp organizers (who are volunteers, independent of both Automattic and the Foundation) to [turn over their social media accounts](https://x.com/vagpapdev/status/1849818151845871882)
    * The Automattic social media team is reportedly asking WordCamp organizers (who are volunteers, independent of both Automattic and the Foundation) to [turn over their social media accounts](https://x.com/vagpapdev/status/1849818151845871882)

    ## 26 October 2024

    * Another timeline of events, Bullenweg, [has been taken down following legal threats by Matt Mullenweg](https://bullenweg.com). The content is still available, for now, [in the GitHub repository](https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io)
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    ## 25 October 2024

    * WP Engine releases [a timeline of events](https://wpengine.com/blog/ensuring-stability-and-security/) focused on how they have been ensuring safety & continuity for their customers
    * The BBC [covers the feud](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2y7eyp3zpo)
    * The BBC [covers the feud](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2y7eyp3zpo)
    * The Automattic social media team is reportedly asking WordCamp organizers (who are volunteers, independent of both Automattic and the Foundation) to [turn over their social media accounts](https://x.com/vagpapdev/status/1849818151845871882)
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    ## 25 October 2024

    * WP Engine releases [a timeline of events](https://wpengine.com/blog/ensuring-stability-and-security/) focused on how they have been ensuring safety & continuity for their customers
    * WP Engine releases [a timeline of events](https://wpengine.com/blog/ensuring-stability-and-security/) focused on how they have been ensuring safety & continuity for their customers
    * The BBC [covers the feud](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2y7eyp3zpo)
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    ## 24 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
    * Attorney Mike Dunford [does a Twitch stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdwiZEhRS3o) on the motion for preliminary injunction

    ## 25 October 2024

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    ## 24 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.

    ## 25 October 2024

    * WP Engine releases [a timeline of events](https://wpengine.com/blog/ensuring-stability-and-security/) focused on how they have been ensuring safety & continuity for their customers
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    * The Court [grants WPE's administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.34.0_2.pdf) and orders the following:
    * Defendants have until Wednesday, 30 October to file their response/opposition
    * Plaintiff has until Monday, 4 November to file their reply
    * The hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is set for Tuesday, 26 November
    * The hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is set for Tuesday, 26 November

    ## 24 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
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    * It represents a *significant* price increase (which is, per [the WordPress.org blog](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/), being completely donated by Salesforce
    * Unlike the Pro plan, the Business+ plan allows administrators to export *private messages* as well as public messages
    * The Business+ plan allows the use of SSO
    * Lawyer Richard Best argues on his blog that [the infamous checkbox may violate the GDPR](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/the-not-affiliated-checkbox-and-the-gdpr/)

    ## 20 October 2024

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    * Mullenweg writes [an overwrought blog post alleging that WPE is violating his First Amendment rights](https://ma.tt/2024/10/first-amendment/) ([archived version here](https://archive.is/EWRpt), in case he deletes or edits it)
    * As reported [on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1g8gizo/the_making_wordpress_slack_has_just_enabled/), the WordPress official Slack now enforces SSO using a wordpress.org account. This means anyone who does not have a .org account (or whose account has been disabled, or who cannot sign in because of the new loyalty checkbox) is now completely barred from using the development Slack as well. Mullenweg, in a post on the Slack, [blames this on WPE's lawyers](https://www.screen-shot.net/take-it-for-what-its-worth.png).

    ## 21 October 2024

    * The parties to the lawsuit [stipulate jointly](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.24.0.pdf) that the court should allow the defendants (Automattic & Mullenweg) until 30 October to file their opposition to the motion for preliminary injunction.

    ## 22 October 2024

    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever.
    "WordPress.org is not WordPress. WordPress.org is not Automattic or the WordPress Foundation, and is not controlled by either. To the contrary, as Plaintiff itself acknowledges, WordPress.org is Mr. Mullenweg’s responsibility."
    * The official WordPress Twitter account [takes some late-night digs at WP Engine](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1849115677052850506); it seems likely that Mullenweg himself is the one using the account.
    * The official WordPress Twitter account [takes some late-night digs at WP Engine](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1849115677052850506); it seems likely that Mullenweg himself is the one using the account.

    ## 23 October 2024

    * The Court [grants WPE's administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.34.0_2.pdf) and orders the following:
    * Defendants have until Wednesday, 30 October to file their response/opposition
    * Plaintiff has until Monday, 4 November to file their reply
    * The hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is set for Tuesday, 26 November
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    ## 22 October 2024

    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever. "WordPress.org is not WordPress. WordPress.org is not Automattic or the WordPress Foundation, and is not controlled by either. To the contrary, as Plaintiff itself acknowledges, WordPress.org is Mr. Mullenweg’s responsibility."
    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever.
    "WordPress.org is not WordPress. WordPress.org is not Automattic or the WordPress Foundation, and is not controlled by either. To the contrary, as Plaintiff itself acknowledges, WordPress.org is Mr. Mullenweg’s responsibility."
    * The official WordPress Twitter account [takes some late-night digs at WP Engine](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1849115677052850506); it seems likely that Mullenweg himself is the one using the account.
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    ## 22 October 2024

    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever.
    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever. "WordPress.org is not WordPress. WordPress.org is not Automattic or the WordPress Foundation, and is not controlled by either. To the contrary, as Plaintiff itself acknowledges, WordPress.org is Mr. Mullenweg’s responsibility."
    * The official WordPress Twitter account [takes some late-night digs at WP Engine](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1849115677052850506); it seems likely that Mullenweg himself is the one using the account.
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    ## 20 October 2024

    * Mullenweg writes [an overwrought blog post alleging that WPE is violating his First Amendment rights](https://ma.tt/2024/10/first-amendment/) ([archived version here](https://archive.is/EWRpt), in case he deletes or edits it)
    * As reported [on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1g8gizo/the_making_wordpress_slack_has_just_enabled/), the WordPress official Slack now enforces SSO using a wordpress.org account. This means anyone who does not have a .org account (or whose account has been disabled, or who cannot sign in because of the new loyalty checkbox) is now completely barred from using the development Slack as well. Mullenweg, in a post on the Slack, [blames this on WPE's lawyers](https://www.screen-shot.net/take-it-for-what-its-worth.png).
    * As reported [on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1g8gizo/the_making_wordpress_slack_has_just_enabled/), the WordPress official Slack now enforces SSO using a wordpress.org account. This means anyone who does not have a .org account (or whose account has been disabled, or who cannot sign in because of the new loyalty checkbox) is now completely barred from using the development Slack as well. Mullenweg, in a post on the Slack, [blames this on WPE's lawyers](https://www.screen-shot.net/take-it-for-what-its-worth.png).

    ## 22 October 2024

    * Wordpress' lawyers filed their [opposition to the administrative motion](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.33.0.pdf). Notably, their opposition asserts quite firmly that .org is Mullenweg's *personal website* and that he has incurred no obligations to allow anyone to do anything with it whatsoever.
    * The official WordPress Twitter account [takes some late-night digs at WP Engine](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1849115677052850506); it seems likely that Mullenweg himself is the one using the account.
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    ## 20 October 2024

    * Mullenweg writes [an overwrought blog post alleging that WPE is violating his First Amendment rights](https://ma.tt/2024/10/first-amendment/) ([archived version here](https://archive.is/EWRpt), in case he deletes or edits it)
    * As reported [on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1g8gizo/the_making_wordpress_slack_has_just_enabled/), the WordPress official Slack now enforces SSO using a wordpress.org account. This means anyone who does not have a .org account (or whose account has been disabled, or who cannot sign in because of the new loyalty checkbox) is now completely barred from using the development Slack as well.
    * As reported [on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1g8gizo/the_making_wordpress_slack_has_just_enabled/), the WordPress official Slack now enforces SSO using a wordpress.org account. This means anyone who does not have a .org account (or whose account has been disabled, or who cannot sign in because of the new loyalty checkbox) is now completely barred from using the development Slack as well. Mullenweg, in a post on the Slack, [blames this on WPE's lawyers](https://www.screen-shot.net/take-it-for-what-its-worth.png).