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Today, Tumblrâs owner, Verizon Media, announced that Automattic plans to acquire Tumblr. Automattic is the technology company behind products such as WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and Simplenoteâproducts that help connect creators, businesses, and publishers to communities around the world.Â
We couldnât be more excited to be joining a team that has a similar mission. Many of you know WordPress.com, Automatticâs flagship product. WordPress.com and Tumblr were both early pioneers among blogging platforms.
Automattic shares our vision to build passionate communities around shared interests and to democratize publishing so that anyone with a story can tell it, especially when they come from under-heard voices and marginalized communities.
We look forward to continuing to create products that empower your self-expression and sense of community and that build a better, more inclusive internet.Â
Weâre excited for our future together!
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Well this could be different. Automattic has its own âcommunity standardsâ concerns but unlike Verizon theyâre at least they see content in terms of something more than billable data and bandwidth.