Newspack by Automattic

About

WordPress-based publishing and monetization platform for news organizations with integrated newsletter, ad serving, Reader Activation System for subscriptions/donations, and CRM integrations

Sovereignty Score

out of 100

Data completeness32% (Minimal)

Score relies on pessimistic defaults for missing fields

Jurisdictional(25%)

Significant foreign legal exposure risk

Jurisdiction: United States (EU adequacy decision)
Parent provider in United States (CLOUD Act risk) (Newspack)
Five Eyes intelligence alliance exposure
US CLOUD Act applies (US can compel data access regardless of storage location)

Ownership(20%)

Significant foreign ownership or control risk

Mixed ownership (<30% non-EU)
Series C+ (late stage)
Acquisition risk unknown (assumed high) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

Governance(20%)

Centralized control, limited community governance

Single company controls roadmap
Entity control data unknown (assumed >80% single entity) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

Portability(15%)

Some portability options available

SaaS only (no self-host option)

License(10%)

True open source with stable, permissive licensing

Copyleft open source
SaaS service (license stability not tracked)

Community(10%)

Limited community health data or concerning indicators

Bus factor unknown (assumed worst case: 1) (Submit verified data to improve this score)
Project is thriving
Release frequency unknown (assumed stale) (Submit verified data to improve this score)
Issue response time unknown (assumed >30 days) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

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Provider

Automattic Inc.

Quick Facts

Jurisdiction: United States
Ownership: Mixed (<30% Non-EU)
Deployment: SaaS