The 2022 Matrix Holiday Update is here - looking back on all the news from the Matrix core team in 2022, both good & bad, and hoping for a better 2023. Happy holidays, and thanks for flying Matrix. matrix.org/blog/2022/12/2 ☃️
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Matrix 1.7 is out now! It's got reactions (finally 💖), better mentions, async uploads, and a whole lot more.
Check out the blog post: matrix.org/blog/2023/05/2
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Roll up, roll up Matrix Live is here. Check out news of the 2nd Element X iOS public testflight, the Matrix Community Summit and a bumper update from Fractal. matrix.org/blog/2023/05/1
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Work on pseudonymous identities, a tailor-made matrix client, and a community event at the Chaos Computer Camp. That and more happened this week in Matrix
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📢📢 Join our friends at for a webinar next week & learn how to extend your Mattermost instance by federating it with , the open standard for decentralized communication
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Learn more about the chat application Mattermost in this webinar 
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#mattermost #collaboration #digitalworkplace
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#mattermost #collaboration #digitalworkplace
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#India banned encrypted apps & based on the argument that these apps would be used by "terrorists".
This makes India the first democracy to act like Russian or Iranian autocrats.
#Fight4Privacy #No2Backdoors
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The Libera.Chat bridge is going down for maintenance now, up until 09:00 UTC.
The messages won't be relayed between Matrix and IRC during the maintenance window.
Follow progress on status.matrix.org
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The Libera.Chat bridge is going down for maintenance tomorrow May 10 between 07:00 and 09:00 UTC.
The messages won't be relayed between Matrix and IRC during this window.
Follow progress on status.matrix.org
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I published a post on push rules & notifications: patrick.cloke.us/posts/2023/05/
(Based on some information I put together for folks at )
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some good news on the EU CSAM proposal: the the EU council's legal service has come out with analysis pushing back on many elements of the proposal:
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A new admin API for Synapse, progress on Element X Android, and calls in Quadrix… that, and more happened this week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2023/05/0
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We’ll work with the Central Indian Government to champion Element, Matrix, decentralisation and the importance of private communications. But we’ll never compromise our mission to provide secure comms for all.
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Good summary on the #DMA by in ! But I disagree that the implementation of interop is unclear: we've even demoed it in Brussels with : matrix.org/blog/2023/03/1
"Break them open" – new EU rules coming for Big Tech
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A general update by the founders, progress on intentional mentions, the release of eternal IRC bridges… that and much MUCH more happened this week in Matrix!
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Please please sign it. You can’t claim you care about our right to privacy but can’t afford 2 mins to attempt to stop it. Now is the time for U.K. cyber people to get loud. This is our fight. This is something we have to defend! Please get involved and non U.K. ppl please share
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If you agree that U.K. government needs to stop, take a breath and reconsider the Online Safety Bill, please sign this petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6347
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The Matrix.org Foundation will be at CommCon on June 19-23. Join us to learn how WebRTC and Matrix play nicely together
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For the first time in 5 years of developing this legislation, a serious, probing discussion in today's Lords debate of the illegality duties under the #OnlineSafetyBill. Concerns raised from all quarters.
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Some legacy integrations hosted by EMS on behalf of the Foundation are going away next week. Make sure you upgrade before then by following this link.
ems-docs.element.io/books/element-
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The Libera Chat instance operated by the Matrix Foundation is going under maintenance for up to an hour.
Messages won't make it through between Matrix and Libera Chat during the maintenance, then the service will resume to normal.
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Yeay!🤗 Just started my own instance logging in via my own Synapse!
Responsive social XR without centralizing power thanks to open-source and federation, aka proper metaverse.🫂
Amazing work from &
PS: conf matrix.benetou.fr/nginx.conf.txt
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Die matrix.org Foundation sucht eine*n Managing Director in remote. Neben Leidenschaft für dezentrale Kommunikationswerkzeuge sollte die Person auch Erfahrung im Einwerben von Fördermitteln mitbringen.
fossjobs.net/job/11227/mana
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Windows Live Messenger getting all the love; why hasn't anyone done this for AIM & OSCAR? :D
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Here’s Lord Kamall absolutely nailing the catastrophic problem at the root of the UK’s Online Safety Bill. Desperately hoping the rest of Parliament read this.
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"The UK’s future as a global tech hub and as a safe place to communicate online depends on getting this [bill] right."
@SyedKamall
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A PoC of Matrix using MLS in Element Web, new features in the matrix-rust-sdk, and bridges that won't die… that and more happened this week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2023/04/2
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Online Safety Bill could pose risk to encryption technology used by Ukraine
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As state: "What is proposed is not an Online Safety Bill; it is an Online Surveillance Bill."
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The Online Safety Bill "poses an unprecedented threat to the privacy, safety and security of every UK citizen and the people with whom they communicate around the world"
We stand with @element_hq @session_app @signalapp @ThreemaApp @Viber @WhatsApp @WireAppOfficial twitter.com/element_hq/sta…
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We believe that end-to-end encryption is crucial for protecting users' privacy and security. We ask the UK gov to reconsider the #OnlineSafetyBill's impact on digital communication. Read the open letter signed by industry leaders, including Wire, here:
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Together with fellow encrypted messaging services, we urge the UK government to rethink the Online Safety Bill, respect the right to privacy, and avoid mass surveillance:
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With the Lords #OnlineSafetyBill Committee sessions imminent, a handy guide to some of the Bill's many issues.
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This is really important. I went in and briefed Michelle Donelan. This law is a disaster and they *are* *not* *listening* to people who know what they are talking about.
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Pretty much every tech company and not-for-profit: the letter of this law requires us to fundamentally undercut user security and privacy
Latest UK minister overseeing it: I’ve been briefed that it doesn’t twitter.com/signalapp/stat…
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Thanks friends! We need more people to stand up against the OSB and it’s insane ideas. No one wants children harmed but that doesn’t mean we want to harm the entire country and weaken our national security posture for an idea that won’t even work.
bcs.org/articles-opini
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Here is the template email you can use to send to the House of Lords prepared by the
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Ahead of the Committee Stage on the Online Safety Bill today, we've published a briefing on the illegal content safety duties and prior restraint, supported by , and .
Find out more here. #DontScanMe
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We are proud to stand with others pushing back on a law that threatens UK citizens' right to safety and privacy.
You can read the full letter here: blog.whatsapp.com/an-open-letter
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We believe that only your intended recipient should be able to read your personal messages.
So we’ve signed a letter that highlights our concerns with the UK's Online Safety Bill — a law that could force companies to break end-to-end encryption and put your privacy at risk.
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WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation theverge.com/2023/4/18/2368
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"Weakening encryption, undermining privacy... is not the way forward"
Encrypted messaging services and have jointly called for the government to rethink the #UK Online Safety Bill.
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🏆Artist refuses photo prize after AI confession
⚠️ CEO on #OnlineSafetyBill encryption concerns
🧠Elon Musk claims he’s working on ‘TruthGPT’
Plus more 🪩
🎧Listen to #TechScienceDaily🎙️ 👇
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