Introducing the nominees for our first ever Governing Board elections 🎉

We are grateful to everyone who has raised their hands, and are positively overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and vision expressed by our nominees: matrix.org/governing-boar…

Welcome to the 1st ever Governing Board election season for the Foundation 🗳

We start with a 1 week nomination period opening this Saturday. Read our blog post for a full schedule, details on who can nominate, who can vote, and how to prepare yourself: matrix.org/blog/2024/04/e…

We are thrilled to welcome GNOME and @[email protected] who, like Eclipse Foundation, have joined us as Associate Members 🚀

We have allocated seats on our Governing Board for Associate Members, among others, and are part of how Matrix is governed.

Learn more: matrix.org/membership/

We're consolidating our cryptographic libraries with Rust! 🦀

By streamlining our crypto, we enhance security, reduce complexity, and improve performance. Read our blog post to find out more. Let’s go!

element.io/blog/meet-elem…

#Rust #Security #ElementR

MUST READ: This morning, a powerful letter was delivered to the @UKHomeOffice, signed by 27 leading security experts concerning proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) that would be counterproductive to #cybersecurity .
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Today we launch a new fundraiser, talk about the scope of the Foundation's work, and begin to unpack our emerging roadmap for the future 🚀

There is a lot going on and we need your help to keep it going! matrix.org/blog/2024/01/2… #Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS

According to Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey, Matrix is the #1 chat tool by current users' satisfaction. It's also the most desirable among the FOSS tools listed, but there is a lot of room for improvement. Let's build on this in 2024! 🚀

Source: survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#section-…

It's that time of year again: welcome to the 2023 Matrix Holiday Update!!🎄☃️🛷🌲 Come hear all the highs and lows of the last year, and tantalising hints of what 2024 may bring... www2.matrix.org/blog/2023/12/2… Thanks for flying Matrix, and happy holidays!!

Happy solstice from all of us at the Matrix.org Foundation!

We're looking forward to what we will all accomplish together in 2024. Till then, we wish you warmth and joy as we approach the new year.

In order to help fund development, Element has now switched to the AGPLv3 for its contributions to Synapse and will continue development at github.com/element-hq/syn… - please update your git checkouts.

Read all about the rationale and specifics at element.io/blog/synapse-n…

📣⚠️📣 Announcing a new home and license (AGPLv3) for Synapse and friends: going forwards Element’s work on Synapse, Dendrite & related server-side projects is going to be released as AGPLv3 rather than Apache.

element.io/blog/element-t…

The Matrix Foundation joins over 400 security experts, researchers, and NGOs in sounding the alarm about the EU's proposed eIDAS reform which radically expands the ability of governments to surveil their citizens and residents across the EU.

Learn more at last-chance-for-eidas.org

Hello, world! You, me, and the Foundation: a letter from the Managing Director, @[email protected], and reactions from leaders at other open source foundations. matrix.org/blog/2023/10/2…

Since announcing the idea of Matrix 2.0 at FOSDEM, we've been busy building out full real-world implementations for folks to play with, and today we're super excited to take the wraps off Matrix 2.0: The Future of Matrix. matrix.org/blog/2023/09/m… 👀🎉🎊🍾👀

📯📯📯 We’re beyond excited for the ‘Ignition launch’ of our next gen Element app!! 📱

This is a monumental moment where the Element X engine really starts turning 🏎️🏎️🏎️

Read our latest blog post for more details
element.io/blog/element-x…

🗣️Real time communication is transforming!

We commissioned Forrester to better understand the challenges and needs facing IT decision makers today.

⚠️ Spoiler alert: Data sovereignty, end-to-end encryption, and interoperability are key😏

Download➡️try.element.io/forrester-repo…

3rd reading of #OnlineSafetyBill starts in House of Lords today. OSB is deeply flawed, poorly drafted and a dangerous precedent. Undermining encryption is a dreadful blunder. element.io/blog/the-uks-o…

The Online Safety Bill will have its third reading in the House of Lords on Wednesday. From what I can gather, it is expected to pass. This is quite worrying for online safety. A thread.

Element Call Beta 3 is here at last! 🚀🎥📺 This is a huge update, now with 100s of users per call & Brady Bunch layout thanks to @LiveKitted + Element Web/Desktop Develop/Nightly native support too! One catch: E2EE is temporarily off while we hook it up. element.io/blog/element-c…

The government are ramming through this Online Safety Bill even though it is a travesty of justice which will make the UK Internet obviously less safe. 1/