San FranciscoMatt Mullenweg says he’s back in control.

One executive’s state of mind now governs software running much of the open web.

Automattic’s board placed him on leave Wednesday.

The Automattic board has not told employees anything beyond its Wednesday Slack statement.

How each outlet framed it
404 Media
chronicles internal control drama through theatrical Slack messages, CFO account deactivation

Sources: 404 Media