159 employees leave WordPress founder's company after extortion lawsuit
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Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder, faced internal dissent over his feud with WP Engine, leading to 159 Automattic employees (8.4%) accepting a buyout offer of $30,000 or six months' salary. The conflict escalated with WP Engine suing Mullenweg for alleged extortion and abuse of power, while Mullenweg accused the company of trademark violations and banned it from accessing certain WordPress plugins and themes.
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