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WordPress.org does not providing hosting for sites, it provides the software for other people to build their own sites on their own hosts. WordPress’ philosophy and bill of rights permit people to use WordPress software for any reason they want, without any enforcement over legality or illegality. We leave that up to the webhosts. In cases of theft, abuse, harassment, or other such behavior, your best recourse is to contact their web host directly. You can use WHOIS to determine where they’re hosted, as well as resources like to find relevant information.
Also note that your site was hosted at wordpress.com. That’s a separate company –a *hosting* company — not projectdmc.org.
I understand that WordPress.org doesn’t provide hosting but the two, WordPress.org and WordPress.com are related, are they not?
You still haven’t really answered the censorship question though.
On sites that are private (independent of WordPress.com, in that sites are not hosted there) but use the WordPress software (downloaded from Wordpres.org) there is absolutely NO censorship of content?
Whereas using WordPress on the WordPress.com platform there is because one is using the platform and therefore it’s a service being provided by WordPress.com and WordPress.com can therefore limit what content is shown?
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No one here is censoring you. Period. WordPress.org doesn’t care what you build with the software nor does it have any means of censoring your use of it.
Whereas using WordPress on the WordPress.com platform there is because one is using the platform and therefore it’s a service being provided by WordPress.com and WordPress.com can therefore limit what content is shown?
Yes, of course, they can and do. One of the most obvious examples is it doesn’t allow porn. You’ll find that is the case for a lot of hosting services, they limit content on their systems. I wouldn’t call it “censorship”, but yes, they do that.
On sites that are private (independent of WordPress.com, in that sites are not hosted there) but use the WordPress software (downloaded from Wordpres.org) there is absolutely NO censorship of content?
Nope. The WordPress software is free for any use whatsoever. We don’t have the ability to “censor” or otherwise block content. But you don’t have to take our word for it. The WordPress software is open source, and free to read, use, even modify. You can read the source code and see for yourself that we don’t have that ability.