
I am receiving early reports from others that the latest WordPress Update may have a call home feature that reports banned words so that WordPress.com can digitally assassinate the site as they did with Fellowship of the Minds. WordPress.com cannot be trusted, that is clear. Censorship by private parties rendering a “public” service is in direct violation of the 1st Amendment as well as Title 7. I have no direct knowledge on this update but have decided to refuse all WordPress as well as JetPack updates, and am actively planning to abandon WordPress for an alternative. Below are some alternatives to WordPress, each with their own plusses and minuses. I have already implemented a complete back up that is independent of JetPack which cannot be trusted because it is owned by WordPress.com.
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