Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2024 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Digital Services Act guidelines | — |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Digital Services Act guidelines | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2022 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | Regulation of digital services and fragmentation of the internal market | SRC |
| 09 Feb 2022 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | Regulation of digital services and fragmentation of the internal market | — |
| 17 Sept 2021 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Digital Services Act and the future of the Open Internet | — |
| 17 Sept 2021 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Digital Services Act and the future of the Open Internet | SRC |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | DSA | — |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | DSA | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Our aim is to democratize publishing on the web. We seek to achieve this through the provision and operation of the WordPress.com online platform, and associated products and services.
EU Legislative Interests
We have contributed to consultations about the Digital Services Act and its implementation.
Communication Activities
In collaboration with the Open Internet Alliance, we have published two open letters regarding the Digital Services act: https://transparency.automattic.com/2018/06/12/were-against-bots-filtering-and-the-eus-new-copyright-directive/ https://transparency.automattic.com/2021/06/23/the-digital-services-act-defending-the-digital-single-market-and-the-open-internet/ In collaboration with Middle Tech Europe (MTE), we convened a roundtable with members of European Parliament to discuss issues related to the implementation of the DSA. MTE has also been involved with the activities outlined here https://middletecheurope.eu/latest-news/.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Tech Against Terrorism:https://www.techagainstterrorism.org/2021/07/27/announcing-tech-against-terrorisms-newest-members-3/ Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism: https://gifct.org/membership/ Middle Tech Europe
Organisation Members
Open Internet Alliance: https://openinternetalliance.net/about-the-oia/
Additional Information
The figure above represents the salary percentage for an FTE who works on representing our interests and the costs incurred for membership in a group chaired by DGA Group Europe SA. We do not incur office costs as we are a distributed company. As detailed previously, our activities in the EU are minimal.