Matt Mullenweg has posted a message to Automattic's Slack, claiming he is back in control as CEO of the WordPress.com parent company, according to a screenshot of the message seen by TechCrunch, which was confirmed by multiple employee sources. The post arrives only days after Automattic's board voted to oust Mullenweg as CEO for unknown reasons. Automattic has been asked to confirm if Mullenweg's statement is true, but has not yet responded to repeated requests for comment. Mullenweg responded to our inquiry, saying a blog post is forthcoming. When it dropped, it was about him buying a houseboat. On Wednesday, the WordPress founder and a key advocate for the open source community told his team via Slack that Automattic's board members had 'conspired' behind his back by voting to put him on a paid leave of absence. The company's chief financial officer, Mark Davies, was made interim CEO in the process, Mullenweg said. '(Don't call it a comeback') Howdy everybody! Happy to announce...
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