Allegedly selling your data to Midjourney.

https://mashable.com/article/tumblr-wordpress-selling-user-data-openai-mirjourney

It’s for WordPress.com I think, not for the open source WordPress code

is that supposed to make anyone feel better???

never heard of 404 Media. how did they obtain this knowledge?

Mullenweg is the biggest douchebag, the most spineless “leader”, and the most pathetic loser in the modern web development scene. Just fumble after fumble. No fresh ideas, no innovation, no ability to lead, no clear morals or values. Just a follower. Always a follower.

“hey look guys” he squeaks at the Automattic Zoom meeting, “we can copy what Reddit is doing! maybe one day, Automattic can IPO!”

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/tumblr-wordpress-reportedly-following-reddit-in-selling-user-data-to-ai-companies-2558687/

never heard of 404 Media. how did they obtain this knowledge?

It was leaked to 404 Media, most likely by Automattic employees who were pissed off. This might be a watershed moment, as historically Matt’s gang of beta-male soyjacks have never crossed him, but recent events might have finally changed that

source: https://medium.com/@byteswift/leak-reveals-tumblr-and-wordpress-plans-to-sell-user-data-to-train-ai-models-5222639ccf30

I didn’t know anyone still used Tumblr tbh…

Did they go through with this???

Matt Mullenweg strikes again. The enemy of the open web.