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  EU Cyber Resilience Act: Article 14 takes effect on 11 Sept. Manufacturers of products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents to CSIRTs and ENISA within set timeframes. Here’s what it means for Element and our users. https://element.io/blog/cyber-resilience-act-what-changes-this-week-and-how-element-is-preparing/

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  We're thrilled to be the anchor sponsor this year again at The Matrix Conference and to sponsor the public sector track. There is an amazing line-up once more, including: 🇪🇺 European Commission 🌐 UNICC, the United Nations International Computing Centre 🇫🇷 DINUM 🇸🇪 Sweden's Social Insurance Agency 🇸🇪 Sweden's government agencies collaboration programme 🇩🇪 FITKO, Germany’s central Federal IT Cooperation agency 🇱🇺 Luxchat, Luxembourg's national Matrix deployment https:...

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  @arawa, @adullact, and Element partner to provide interoperable, sovereign and secure communications for local govt in France, with talks underway to connect to Tchap. Thanks to Matrix, they can work independently and know they can easily federate when they are ready. https://element.io/blog/element-partners-with-arawa-to-bring-sovereign-open-standard-federated-communications-to-french-local-authorities/

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  A wonderfully detailed write-up of French local authorities' push to replace WhatsApp with Matrix from Bill Goodwin at ComputerWeekly.com, who spoke directly with @adullact 's @matthieufaure about the current status of the project and what the future holds. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366651220/French-local-authorities-to-replace-WhatsApp-with-sovereign-encrypted-messaging

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  Putting services online is not difficult. The real challenge is to keep them healthy, up to date, and resilient, and this is more than just a tech problem. We thought about the best way we can offer support, and that goes through streamlined deployments. The good news is that tech foundations already existed. We only had to package our experience in a helm chart. Putting it online is the easy bit, and we’re here to support the rest. https://element.io/blog/putting-it-online-is-the-easy-bit/

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  Our integration team has been hard at work making composite sovereign suites feel like one workplace. So far they've delivered: 📂 Nextcloud file integration 🔒 Authenticated previews of private documents 👀 PDF and Markdown previews next to the chat timeline Next up: https://element.io/blog/smoother-collaboration-with-integrations/

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  Germany's sovereign office suite, openDesk from ZenDiS, now deploys Element Server Suite (ESS) under its own branding. What that means for openDesk operators: 🔒 Hardened images 🧭 Upstream ESS, so faster features and fixes 🔑 Next-generation auth, with openDesk's Nubus-based IdP We're with ZenDiS on the openDesk stand at Smart Country Convention in Berlin this week (13-15 October). Come and say hello! https://element.io/blog/opendesk-now-runs-element-server-suite-direct...

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  Six of the open source vendors behind #openDesk, including Element, have formed Open Productivity: a joint venture bringing the sovereign digital workplace to businesses and critical infrastructure operators. We provide openDesk's secure, real-time comms, built on #Matrix. Each organisation can run its own server and keep control of its data, while still talking securely to suppliers, regulators and partners. https://element.io/blog/vendors-behind-opendesk-join-forces-as-open-productiv...

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  @matrix Conference warms up today and kicks off tomorrow, and we're happy to be the anchor sponsor for the show! There's an amazing lineup of governments and intergovernmental organisations (IGOs). ESS Pro is used by 13 of them, including the European Commission and the United Nations (UNICC). Thanks to Matrix, there are now more than 70 providers of Matrix-based solutions, ensuring governments and public sector organisations have actual digital sovereignty. Watch on https:/...

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  On the eve of The Matrix Conference, a reminder of why self-hosted, decentralised communications is imperative for governments. https://lnkd.in/efgre5qv

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  Malmö, we’re live! 🚀 The Matrix Conference 2026 starts now. Up first: the Matrix State of the Union. @matthew covers the year in Matrix, from new clients, servers and MSCs to Hydra phases 2 & 3, P2P Matrix, MatrixRTC, and where (D)MLS fits in. One year in one talk. Starts in 10 minutes. Watch live: https://conference.matrix.org/watch/

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  Some open-source highlights from today’s Element keynote at #MatrixConf2026 🚀 🦀 Synapse’s core data model and hot paths are moving to Rust, coming to ESS Community 📞 MatrixRTC has landed and is through FCP, so any Matrix client and server can join a call 📱 Element X now has message search, user status, multi-account and an external WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility audit 🔐 Room history sharing where the server never sees the history

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  MatrixRTC has landed! 📞 The world’s first decentralised, end-to-end encrypted, multiparty VoIP protocol is now part of Matrix. Every server can run its own conferencing server, calls are E2EE by default, and it’s an open standard. @connect2x has built its own implementation in Tammy, and Element Call and Tammy are calling each other live at #MatrixConf How it works: https://element.io/blog/operator-i-need-an-exit-from-big-tech-calls/

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  Sections just landed in Element 🎉 Under the hood they’re Matrix tags as defined in the spec, but with a shiny drag-and-drop UI. It’s what Favourites and Low Priority already used. Now you can group rooms: create a section, add rooms into it, collapse what you don't need, and get unread indicators per section. https://element.io/blog/organise-your-chats-your-way-with-sections/

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  We're interoperable, so you can be sovereign. Digitally sovereign communications require open standards and interoperability: the freedom to pick and mix backend components, and the ability for separate deployments to federate and communicate on your terms. That's why we build on Matrix - the decentralised open standard no single vendor can own, control or shut down. https://element.io/blog/were-interoperable-so-you-can-be-sovereign/

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  🇩🇪 The federal government and all 16 Länder have confirmed that ZaPuK - led by @FITKOfoederal@social.bund.de and built on @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org - will be a cornerstone of Germany's Deutschland-Stack. By adopting Matrix, Germany’s federal government and 16 states will operate from an open standard that supports a competitive ecosystem of providers to drive innovation and efficiency based on interoperable open source software. https://element.io/blog/matrix-based-zapuk-confirmed-as-a-c...

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  🔐 Encrypted chats no longer have to start with a blank slate... For years, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) meant new members joining a chat couldn’t see any history. Conversations stayed cryptographically locked, forcing teams to rely on workarounds like screenshots just to provide context. 👉 Today, that changes. With seamless encrypted history sharing now available in Element, new members can securely access past conversations without compromising E2EE. https://element.io/blog/seamless-encrypt...

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  Sweden’s Försäkringskassan and Trafikverket use the @matrix open standard to federate with each other, even though they use products from different vendors. 😍 Vendor-agnostic federation FTW! https://www.esamverka.se/aktuellt/nyheter/nyheter/2026-05-22-federation-i-praktiken---nu-kopplas-myndigheters-chattar-ihop.html

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  Sweden's public sector just went live with Matrix-based federation! Försäkringskassan (using Element branded as SAFOS Chatt) and Trafikverket (Rocket.Chat) are now communicating in real time - two separate agencies, two different vendors, one seamless conversation. Led by eSamverkansprogrammet (eSam) across 40+ member agencies, with plans to expand and formally recommend @matrix as the common standard for secure, interoperable communication across Sweden's authorities. https:/...

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  RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116435897648441561 Thanks to @openrightsgroup for including us and the @matrix ecosystem in the report “The case for digital sovereignty & the digital commons.” It reinforces a key point: Collaboration software is core infrastructure for digital sovereignty. Strategic investment in open source is essential to avoid vendor lock-in.

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  We’re hiring a Solutions Architect 🛠️ Element (creators of @matrix) is looking for someone to help governments and organisations adopt sovereign, interoperable and secure communications - breaking free from vendor lock-in, one deployment at a time. This is technical work with real mission behind it. Fluency in German is required 👉 If that sounds like you, apply here: https://apply.workable.com/elementio/j/EEBB814450/

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  🇪🇺 Digitally sovereign communications need an open standard to enable vendor-neutral federation and prevent lock-in. We’ve mapped out sovereign communications across Europe that support @matrix open standard federation. That’s sovereign and secure communications between separate organisations, and cross-border, without any reliance on a specific vendor. Know of a deployment missing from the map? Contributions welcome. https://element.io/blog/digital-sovereignty-is-built-on-an-open-standard-t...

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  Good work from Robert Peston, on ITV News, exposing the normality of European leaders simply chit chatting away on WhatsApp – a consumer-grade messaging app run by one of the world’s largest datamining firms. WhatsApp is not fit for use within government. https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews/video/7626857900132109590?_r=1&_t=ZN-95Pyj5RFC8A

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  Great analysis article from Sam Clark @POLITICOEurope , picking up on European governments providing sovereign alternatives to WhatsApp and Signal. The article highlights Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Poland all adopting Matrix-based communications - as well as the European Commission and NATO. https://www.politico.eu/article/european-civil-servants-new-messaging-services/

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  👉 Paul Sawers (Resilience Media) has published an excellent analysis of Belgium’s BEAM communications solution - built by Belgian Secure Communications (BSC) using Element’s community software. https://resiliencemedia.co/a-beam-of-light-for-eu-sovereignty-as-belgium-rolls-out-matrix-based-messaging-app-for-government/

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  For those still running "pre-ESS era" deployments, the barrier to upgrading has always been the data: “How do I migrate into ESS without starting from scratch?” 🚀 Today, we are officially releasing the ESS Migration Tool to bridge the gap between legacy environments and a modern, manageable Element Server Suite (ESS) deployment. Read the migration guide and see what’s coming next on the roadmap: https://element.io/blog/introducing-the-ess-community-migration-tool/

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  🚀 Spaces has landed on Element X! Navigate chats by department, project or interest - no more overwhelming room lists. ✨ What’s new: filtered chat lists, dedicated Spaces tab, flexible room creation and previews with context. 👉 Download Element X and explore Spaces today! https://element.io/blog/spaces-has-landed-on-element-x/

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  💬 Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted DMs in @bsky.app are now possible! Solidarity Social combines the AT Protocol with @matrix for private messaging, full control over user profile, posts, follows and data. The default infrastructure is powered by Element Server Suite Pro. https://matrix.org/blog/2026/03/solidarity-social/

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  🇪🇺 Meedio (meedio.me) partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe. It's using ESS Pro as the server-side solution for its new Matrix-based communications platform, including video conferencing and a dedicated front-end client. Available on-premise or as a hosted service, Meedio focuses on healthcare, education and the public sector. It recently won a framework tender to supply 1,100 German universities. https://element.io/blog/meedio-partners-with-element-...

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  💚 Belgium has launched Beam, its nationwide Matrix-based communications platform! 🪧 Digitally sovereign communications need to be adopted sustainably to ensure the success of digital commons. https://element.io/blog/governments-need-to-adopt-matrix-responsibly/