Chiara Castro at TechRadar hits the nail firmly on the head. Centralised systems are inherently vulnerable to global outages. One of the many reasons why governments are building out their communications on the decentralised Matrix open standard.
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"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today
Signal
The Matrix Conference 2025 was a huge success! 🎉 We were delighted to be the anchor sponsor! 🙌 With so many governments presenting on their Matrix-based initiatives. There was a genuine realisation that @npub1m9z3...whzq is the future of government, and inter-governmental, communications. See our round-up of the conference, which includes the links to all of the presentations:
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The Matrix Conference 2025; a seminal moment for Matrix
The Matrix Conference 2025 was a huge success, and the energy and enthusiasm was just incredible!
🚀 Busy first day at The Matrix Conference in Strasbourg! Lots of great talks, engaging conversations and plenty of inspiration. Can’t wait for day two @npub1m9z3...whzq 👋
📣 Another announcement straight from The Matrix Conference… 📱 Element Pro - our new frontend client built specifically for the workplace! It's the perfect complement to our backend Element Server Suite Pro (ESS Pro), to further support organisations with extra control and flexibility. 🎨 In-app brand colours ⚙️ Enterprise features: MDM, certificate pinning, advanced security, streamlined onboarding ➕ Optional extra; cost-efficient whitelabelled mobile app
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Element Pro: Element X, built specifically for the workplace
Element Pro - our new frontend client built specifically for the workplace! It's the perfect complement to our backend Element Server Suite Pro (ES...
📣 OverwHelmingly exciting news from The Matrix Conference! Introducing the new Helm-based Element Server Suite (ESS) - our family of products designed as an “out-of-the-box” way to deploy, host and maintain a Matrix-based system. It comes in three editions: 🌐 ESS Community 🔹 ESS Pro 🇩🇪 ESS TI-Messenger ESS users can now also enjoy Element Admin; the new interface that makes managing users, rooms and compliance requirements straightforward. Read all the details:
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Welcome to the all new Element Server Suite family of Helm charts!
Introducing the new Helm-based Element Server Suite (ESS) - our family of products designed as an “out-of-the-box” way to deploy, host and main...
🚀 We’re ready for The Matrix Conference 2025, kicking off tomorrow in Strasbourg! 🌍 300+ participants. 20+ countries. 10+ governments. All championing Matrix-based sovereign, secure and interoperable communications. Read the blog for highlights and insights, and tune in for the livestream.
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Ready for The Matrix Conference 2025!
We’re ready for The Matrix Conference 2025 - 300+ participants from 20+ countries and 10+ governments - all championing Matrix-based sovereign, s...
Element has signed an open letter to European leaders alongside other organisations. We are concerned that the Danish Presidency’s current proposal on the Regulation for Child Sexual Abuse could introduce backdoors and client-side scanning, creating risks for security, innovation and digital sovereignty in Europe. We urge European leaders to ensure that any approach protects encryption, privacy, and the trust that underpins Europe’s digital ecosystem.
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Element signs Chat Control open letter
Element has joined other European organisations in an open letter to European leaders on the latest developments regarding Chat Control.