What Can We Learn From SiteGround’s AI Plugin? (2026/726)
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This episode discusses the implications of SiteGround's decision to force-install an AI plugin on WordPress sites without user consent.
When a service provider makes changes to your business infrastructure without your knowledge, who is actually in control? SiteGround’s decision to force-install their own AI agent plugin on over a million WordPress sites alongside the WordPress 7.0 update is a case study in what happens when that line gets crossed. In this episode, Charly covers: ✅ What SiteGround did with their AI plugin and why it matters for every site owner ✅ The legal exposure you face when customer data leaves your site without your knowledge ✅ How other hosting providers have made similar decisions about your infrastructure ⚡ Why “we emailed you” is not the same as consent ✅ The difference between informing someone and deciding for them ❗ What questions to start asking your hosting provider about what they’ve installed and why Informed adults get to make their own decisions about their own businesses. Paying for a service doesn’t mean you’ve handed over control. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey…
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