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Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 22 hr. ago

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
Samantha Cole
SEP 9, 2026 AT 5:21 PM
Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave. — Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence' Samantha Cole SEP 9, 2026 AT 5:21 PM Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave.

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'

Mullenweg, co-founder of Wordpress, wrote in a company-wide Slack channel on Wednesday that board members "conspired" behind his back to vote to put him on leave.

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Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 22 hr. ago

If the board timed this move to coincide with the Apple announcements, it would be the most competent thing anyone in leadership at Automattic has done in years

Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 20 hr. ago

ahahahahahaha

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence

It isn’t clear why the company’s board made this decision now. One person speculated that the timing may have something to do with Mullenweg’s annual trip to the Burning Man festival, after which he tends to return “with ideas.” This year’s festival ended on September 7.

TechCrunch

Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence | TechCrunch

Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.

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