Where does that show anyone from the PR department approving it? I don't see anyone I recognize from the PR department there...
This is how "unfiltered" blogs work: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/unfiltered/
This is how "unfiltered" blogs work: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/unfiltered/
I believe there were at least marketing people involved in approving the post though.