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> It doesn't matter that WordPress isn't a UK entity. WordPress does do business in the UK so they need to comply with the UK GDPR as well as the EU one. If the

> It doesn't matter that WordPress isn't a UK entity. WordPress does do business in the UK so they need to comply with the UK GDPR as well as the EU one. If they don't want to comply with UK laws, they need to stop doing business with UK customers (or provide free services to UK citizens, but enforcing decisions against companies outside of the country's borders is rather difficult). WordPress.org does not do business in the UK. It doesn't do business at all. It has no UK entity. The courts would have no recourse to enforce anything upon WordPress.org. UK Law does not just apply to everyone. UK law applies to businesses operating within the UK. If you want to test this, go complain to the ICO and they'll tell you that they have no power.

graemep 2y ago
> WordPress.org does not do business in the UK. Wordpress.org is run by Automattic, and the owned by Matt Mullenweg personally: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-org-wp-engine https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-w... Automattic does do business in the UK.
- that_guy_iain 2y ago
  Read the actual court documents instead of linking to a news report, which actually disagrees with your point. Automattic are being very clear about them not operating WordPress.org. And have submitted to the court that WordPress.org is operated by Audery Captial another one of Matt's companies. A company used to help to blur lines and deal with personal matters.