Your chat list doesn't have to be chaos 😌 Element's new Sections let you group your rooms however makes sense to you — favourites, projects, whatever works for you. Collapse the noise, glance at what's new, breathe easy. Live now in Element! element.io/blog/organis...

Organise your chats your way with Sections

If your All Chats list has grown to the point where finding anything feels like work, you're not alone. A long, flat list of rooms and DMs doesn't scale — the important conversations get buried, the n...

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We're interoperable, so you can be sovereign. Digital sovereignty needs open standards. That means freedom to mix backend components, and vendor-agnostic federation to connect on your terms. We build on @matrix.org - the open standard no single vendor can own, control, or shut down.

We’re interoperable, so you can be sovereign

Interoperability is the foundation of digital sovereignty; it’s the key ingredient to ensure that end-users stay in control, rather than the vendor.

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@amandine.bsky.social on stage at Salon Souveraineté Numérique today. She joined a panel to discuss "Digital Europe: How do we break the chains of technological dependency?" Digital sovereignty is the theme of the event - and we believe it needs an interoperable open standard to work.

Guillaume and Pierre at Salon Souveraineté Numérique in Paris today. 👋 We’re at stand B06 if you’re there - come and talk to us about how digital sovereignty needs an interoperable open standard.

🇩🇪 The federal government and all 16 Länder have confirmed Matrix-based (@matrix.org) ZaPuK as a cornerstone of the Deutschland-Stack - the sovereign digital platform that will unify government communications by 2028.

Matrix-based ZaPuK confirmed as a core component within Germany’s Deutschland-Stack

Matrix-based ZaPuK is confirmed as a cornerstone of Germany’s Deutschland-Stack.

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🇫🇷 We'll be at Salon Souveraineté Numérique in Paris next week. Digital sovereignty is the theme - and we believe it needs an interoperable open standard. Come meet us!👇

Proud to be recognised as a Digital Public Good by the UN-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance. Element - and @matrix.org, the decentralised open standard it's built on - deliver genuine digital sovereignty and no vendor lock-in. Learn more about the recognition👇

Element recognised as a Digital Public Good

We're pleased that Element has been recognised as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), a multi-stakeholder initiative endorsed by the United Nations.

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We're pleased that Element (and @matrix.org, the open standard it's built on) has been recognised as a true digital public good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), a UN-endorsed initiative. A huge thanks for the validation and certification: www.digitalpublicgoods.net/r/element

Great to see Element included in the City of Zurich's evaluation of ZenDiS’s openDesk as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft 365 🙌 Element is the real time messaging component within openDesk, praised for flexibility & security. Read more: www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/dam/...

We're partnering with CompuGroup Medical (CGM) to bring sovereign, interoperable and secure communications to healthcare - powered by @matrix.org. CGM TI-Messenger is @gematik.bsky.social-certified, connecting 150,000+ organisations across Germany. No vendor lock-in. No black boxes. No Big Tech.

CompuGroup Medical (CGM) and Element partner to transform healthcare communications

Element partners with CompuGroup Medical (CGM) to help build a new generation of secure, interoperable communication tools for healthcare using the open Matrix standard.

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"The trend is increasingly towards open standards that allow switching between different providers. Unlike proprietary platforms, communication capability is not tied to a single manufacturer," writes Marie-Claire Koch in @heise.de.

Matrix Messenger & Rocket.Chat: Swedish authorities communicate interoperably

Sweden increasingly relies on Matrix for government communication. OpenMLS passes important security audit.

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The European Technological Sovereignty Package is a major milestone for digital sovereignty 🇪🇺 Great to see the @ec.europa.eu citing its use of the @matrix.org open standard for vendor-agnostic, sovereign communications.

🇸🇪 Sweden's public sector just went live with @matrix.org-based federation! Försäkringskassan (using Element branded as SAFOS Chatt) + Trafikverket (Rocket.Chat) - two agencies, two vendors, one seamless conversation. No vendor lock-in. Full interoperability. Led by eSam across 40+ authorities 🙌

Sweden goes live with Matrix-based federation!

Sweden's public sector just went live with Matrix-based federation!

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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! www.esamverka.se/aktuellt/nyh...

[2026-05-22] Federation i praktiken – nu kopplas myndigheters chattar ihop

Nu tar offentlig sektor i Sverige ett konkret steg mot en gemensam digital kommunikationsinfrastruktur. Federation mellan Försäkringskassans chattverktyg Element och Trafikverkets Rocket.Chat. är nu i...

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🔐 Encrypted chats no longer have to start with a blank slate... With seamless history sharing now available in Element, new members can securely access past conversations without compromising end-to-end encryption. Learn more how to bring context back to encrypted collaboration👇

Seamless encrypted history sharing arrives in Element

Seamless encrypted history sharing arrives in Element

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We’re hiring a Solutions Architect 🛠️ Help organisations ditch vendor lock-in and adopt @matrix.org - the open standard for sovereign, interoperable and secure communications. If you love turning complex architecture into real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you. 🇩🇪Fluency in German is required

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WHO WE AREElement was founded by the team behind the Matrix protocol, a groundbreaking project redefining how the world communicates through open, secure and decentralised messaging.The mission behind...

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🇪🇺Digitally sovereign communications rely on open standards to enable vendor-neutral federation and prevent lock-in. We’ve mapped European public sector deployments supporting Matrix-based federation. @matrix.org enables: 🔐Sovereignty 🔗Interoperability 🚫No vendor lock-in element.io/blog/digital...

Thanks to @openrightsgroup.org for including us and the @matrix.org ecosystem in “The case for digital sovereignty & the digital commons.” 📄 Highlights growing open source adoption 💡 Collaboration software is core infrastructure for digital sovereignty 💪 Open source investment avoids vendor lock-in

Good work from @itvpeston.bsky.social, on @itvnews.bsky.social, 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.

Who is the Prime Minister messaging on WhatsApp? Our Political Editor Robert Peston finds out. #politics #starmer

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❌ Manual maintenance is a liability for legacy Matrix deployments. Stuck on a "pre-ESS" setup? Today we’re releasing the ESS Migration Tool. Move your data to a modern, Kubernetes-based stack without starting from scratch. ✅ Simple updates ✅ Pro-grade stability

Introducing the ESS Community migration tool

We are officially releasing the first version of the ESS Migration Tool.

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👉 An excellent analysis article from @jambo.bsky.social at @resiliencemedia.bsky.social who looks at Belgium’s BEAM communications solution, created by Belgian Secure Communications (BSC) by building on Element’s community software.

A BEAM of light for EU sovereignty as Belgium rolls out Matrix-based messaging app for government

Belgium is rolling out its own secure messaging platform, as European states step up efforts to bring sensitive communications under

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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. Update your app and explore Spaces today!

Spaces has landed on Element X!

Spaces have landed on Element X! Spaces bring a faster, cleaner and more intuitive way to organise conversations. Gone are the long, overwhelming room lists as you can now navigate discussions by depa...

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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.org for private, secure messaging with full control over profile, posts, follows and data, with default infrastructure by Element Server Suite Pro.

Solidarity Social operates a Bluesky PDS and uses Matrix for private DMs

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

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🇪🇺 Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe Meedio will use ESS Pro as the server-side solution, ensuring it to focus on front-end innovation for industry-specific solutions.

Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe

Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe Meedio will use Element Server Suite Pro (ESS Pro) as the server backbone for its new Matrix-based communications platfor...

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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. element.io/blog/governm...

Governments need to adopt Matrix responsibly

It’s great to see another European government, this time Belgium, using the Matrix open standard as the foundation for digitally sovereign communications. Matrix enables digital sovereignty through de...

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🇪🇺 The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) obligations are coming in 2027, introducing security-by-design for all digital products in the EU - including open source. We’re already taking responsibility and building the blocks for our compliance.

The Cyber Resilience Act: Implications for open source and digital products

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to reshape digital product security in Europe. Applying from 2027, the CRA introduces security-by-design requirements for any product with digital elements placed...

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The latest Signal & WhatsApp breaches targeting German & Dutch officials show the risks of using consumer apps in government. ❌ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should ban the use of consumer apps for government-related conversations.

Latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches show that consumer apps have no place in government

On Monday the General Dutch ⁠Intelligence Agency (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) announced a sustained Russian-backed campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users.  ...

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At @fosdem.org, @neilj.bsky.social shared why sustainability is essential for open source and decentralised networks like @matrix.org. 🌱 We support by investing in independent governance, keeping core functionality open source, and lowering the barrier to adoption with ESS Community and Element X.

Sustainable decentralised comms at Element

At FOSDEM 2026, Neil Johnson explained why sustainability is essential for open source software - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like Matrix.

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🎙️ MatrixRTC at @fosdem.org 2026 Members of Element’s VoIP team shared a deep dive into MatrixRTC, the framework bringing real time communication natively into @matrix.org rooms. 🚀 MatrixRTC goes beyond 1:1 calls to enable scalable voice, video, games, and other live, interactive experiences.

Exploring MatrixRTC: Real time communication in rooms

Members of Element’s VoIP team shared a deep dive into MatrixRTC, the framework bringing real time communication natively into Matrix rooms.

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💚 “An important milestone for the widespread adoption of the TI-M Pro messenger standard.” Healthcare Digital on the @gematik.bsky.social commissioned pentest for our multi-tenancy solution to deliver sovereign messaging for local healthcare providers. www.healthcare-digital.de/ti-messenger...

TI-Messenger erreicht markanten Reifegrad

(Bild: KI-generiert) Die Multi-Tenancy-Implementierung von „Synapse Pro“ durch Element hat in einem von der Gematik beauftragten Penetrationstest die Bewertung „Gut“ erhalten. Das Ergebnis wird als wi...

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