Automattic CEO Matthew Mullenweg sued for attempted extortion by WP Engine
Automattic CEO Matthew Mullenweg sued for attempted extortion by WP Engine WP Engine officially launches legal action against Automattic CEO When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. WP Engine has launched afederal complaintagainst Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, following what it says are allegations of extortion and abuse of power that fundamentally threaten the open source WordPress community. The legal action comes after the CEO and WordPress co-founder referred to WP Engine, a rival company to Automattic’s WordPress....