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Verizon Selling Tumblr to WordPress Owner Automattic

Verizon Media will sell social network Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic, Verizon announced Monday. The deal is reportedly for less than $20 million. Verizon acquired Tumblr through its 2017 purchase of Yahoo, which paid $1.1 billion for Tumblr in 2013.

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