WordPress

California
Website Hosting

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

WordPress, a web-hosting and site-building software, is a subsidiary of Automattic. WordPress edited a user's blog posts for "deadnaming" transgender individuals, though the redaction of the name used was due to a privacy issue and the company has since updated its Terms of Service and reiterated its commitment to free speech. WordPress does not publish a nondiscrimination statement aside from its Privacy Policy, though the company has not used its corporate reputation or resources to support ideological causes or groups hostile to freedom of expression. For these reasons, WordPress receives a Lower Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

In 2018, WordPress edited a user’s blog that “published the former name” of a transgender individual and thus violated the company’s Terms of Service, which included the dissemination of someone else’s private details (including gender identity) as a removable offense (1). The redaction of this name was allegedly privacy-related, and the company has since updated its Terms of Service (2). The WordPress Terms of Service guidelines reiterate the company’s commitment towards freedom of speech and political nonalignment.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

WordPress does not have a charitable giving program at this time (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

WordPress does not publish an employee nondiscrimination policy aside from its Privacy Policy (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of WordPress using its corporate reputation to advance ideological agendas.

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

WordPress does not use corporate dollars to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression.

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

WordPress does not have a PAC.

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September 8, 2023

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