Yes, WordPress may be part of the solution. But it is also a insignificant part of the problem.

WordPress democratizes publishing, but it also greatly lowers the bar for bad actors in society to cheaply and easily spread misinformation on a massive scale. And that is a huge problem for functioning society as we head into the future while trying to battle non-partisan threats like COVID-19.

I have yet to see anyone who is promoting WordPress acknowledge and address how WordPress enables and empowers bad actors, and I have yet to see Automattic take any step at all to try and ensure that WordPress is not used for bad. And unless and until a significant effort is undertaken by Automattic to curb use of WordPress in ways that harm society and threaten health and safety of everyday people, articles like these ring extremely hollow with me.

And these are comments from someone who has exclusively worked professionally with WordPress for over 10 years.