WordPress.com Launches Telegram Bot for Site Management on Mobile

https://yoota.it/en/wordpress-com-launches-telegram-bot-for-site-management-on-mobile/

WordPress.com introduce un bot Telegram per gestire i siti da mobile

https://yoota.it/wordpress-com-introduce-un-bot-telegram-per-gestire-i-siti-da-mobile/

Last month, Tumblr attempted to make a major change in how attribution and authorship are tracked on the post. It did not go well.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/04/16/tumblrs-30-hour-attribution-riot/

#Tumblr #Automattic #Blogging #Attribution #Authorship

Inspired by Jeremy Keith doing the same, I've made the salary history of my career transparent.
Read more: https://danq.me/2026/04/15/my-salary-history/

#article #automattic #bodleian #employment #firstup #history #money #salary #smartdata #work

Did WordPress VIP leak my phone number?

As discussed in my last blog post, the scumsuckers at Apollo.io have been giving out my personal details.

Not only did they have my email address, they also had a copy of one of my phone numbers. I asked them where they got it from and they said:

Your phone number came from Parsely, Inc (wpvip.com) one of our customers who participates in our customer contributor network by sharing their business contacts with the Apollo platform.

I've never done any business with Parsely. They have no reason to have my phone number and absolutely no permission to share it with other organisations.

Back in 2021, Parsely became part of WordPress VIP. Ah yes, our old "friends" at Automattic with their somewhat lax attitude to privacy.

I took advantage of WordPress VIP's GDPR policy and sent a terse but polite "Hey, WTAF?" to them. Their response was quick:

Thanks for reaching out. We are currently investigating our systems to locate any personal data regarding your request. We appreciate your patience.

After a bit of prodding, they eventually replied with:

It appears that we obtained your contact information as a result of a meeting you had with a representative for the WPScan service around August 5, 2022. WPScan is owned by our parent company Automattic.

We have no record of Parsely, Inc. (which is no longer in existence) or WPVIP Inc. (the owner of the Parse.ly service) having any relationship with Apollo.io.

We also have no record of Parsely, Inc. or WPVIP Inc. having sold or otherwise provided your information to any third party.

I have no memory and no record of meeting anyone from WPScan - although I concede it is possible I did as part of a previous job.

But even if it was in an email signature when I contacted them that still doesn't explain how it made its way to Apollo for them to give to spammers everywhere. Was it a hack? A data leak? A treacherous employee? A deliberate sale? A sneaky app update? Or maybe just Apollo lying to me.

I don't care any more. I'm just so tired of shitty companies treating personal data as a commodity to be traded, sold, repackaged, and abused.

🆕 blog! “Did WordPress VIP leak my phone number?”

As discussed in my last blog post, the scumsuckers at Apollo.io have been giving out my personal details.

Not only did they have my email address, they also had a copy of one of my phone numbers. I asked them where they got it from and they said:

Your phone number came from Parsely, Inc (wpvip.com) one of…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/04/did-wordpress-vip-leak-my-phone-number/
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#automattic #gdpr #privacy #WordPress

RT @automattic: Thank you @Newsweek…

Thank you @Newsweek for naming #Automattic in your Most Loved Workplaces rankings for 2022!

Our employees are the heart of everything we do. Giving them a safe, flexible, encouraging, and creative space has always been the driving force behind our business strategy. https://t.co/LAWWBU9r90

Keen to watch this ~ I don’t know what Beeper is but I know I want to get away from WhatsApp and I like #Automattic and #Wordpress and the #open #web and the idea of not having a billion different messaging apps.

“The World’s Best Inbox Just Got Better”

https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/

#messaging

Ah, I see #Tumblr (#Automattic) has decided to introduce a feature that no one wants/reduce the viability of a feature that's been baked in for over a decade.

Actual Tumblr users are less than pleased.

I feel like each owner of Tumblr fails to understand what its user base wants. I certainly can't see how the latest move will help them gain paying subscribers or more advertisers.

Certainly the change destroys social proof on the platform.

https://www.tumblr.com/dakt37/811259322114916352/tumblr-help-center