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Author deletes Gravatar account over undisclosed AI feature

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The author expresses strong dissatisfaction with Automattic's recent changes to Gravatar, likening them to an "anti-feature." This decision, made without prior notification, has led the author to delete their Gravatar account and sever ties with Automattic products, including WordPress. The author cites the introduction of the Gutenberg editor and perceived problematic statements by Matt Mullenweg as prior reasons for their declining opinion of WordPress. AI

IMPACT This change could lead users to reconsider their use of services that integrate AI without explicit consent.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal blog post expressing an opinion about a service change.

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Author deletes Gravatar account over undisclosed AI feature

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: Bye bye Gravatar The latest anti-feature from Automattic—now infecting Gravatar. Photo by: Unattributed, Copyright Unattributed. Licensed under Creative Com

    RE: Bye bye Gravatar The latest anti-feature from Automattic—now infecting Gravatar. Photo by: Unattributed, Copyright Unattributed. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 . [...] https:// unattributed.cc/re-bye-bye-gra vatar

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