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By Steve Loynes
Across Europe, sovereign communications systems are already being deployed, and crucially, they don’t have to exist in isolation. An overlooked part of achieving genuine digital sovereignty is ensuring that an organisation has the ability to switch easily between vendors to guard against vendor lock-in.
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By Patrick Maier
Since we launched the Element Server Suite (ESS) Community edition, we’ve been thrilled by the momentum. We are seeing a whole wave of new deployments and steadily growing engagement within the community. It’s clear that more people than ever want a robust, manageable way to host their own Matrix stack.
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By Andreas Sisask
First previewed during the Matrix Conference and detailed in the Glimpse into the Future blog post, the vision for a faster, more intuitive way to organise conversations is now a reality as Spaces are now officially available on Element X! This update brings a sophisticated digital architecture to the experience, replacing long room lists with structured, context-driven communication.
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By Steve Loynes
Meedio will use Element Server Suite Pro (ESS Pro) as the server-side solution for its new communications platform. Launching in Q2, the Meedio solution will include its own front-end client including a Matrix-based video conferencing solution. Meedio will be available both on-premise and as a hosted service.
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By Steve Loynes
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 decentralisation, self-hosting and interoperability. As a result, it gives governments full control over their data and operations.
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By Denise Almeida
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a major new piece of EU legislation that aims to bring security-by-design into how digital products are developed and brought to market across Europe. Adopted at the end of 2024 and applying from late 2027 (with some requirements coming into effect towards the end of this year), the CRA introduces baseline cybersecurity requirements for any product with digital elements placed on the EU market.
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By Steve Loynes
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. It follows a similar warning in February, from Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Agency (BfV) and Federal Cybersecurity Office (BSI).
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By Neil Johnson
At FOSDEM 2026, the world’s largest open source conference, Neil Johnson (Element’s Chief Engineering Officer) explored the critical role of sustainability in open source software - with a focus on decentralised networks like Matrix. Before we begin, most people can see why the sustainability of an open source software project is important. Open source software underpins almost all pieces of critical infrastructure, and we need to find ways to safeguard these projects.
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By Timo Kandra
At FOSDEM 2026, members of Element’s VoIP team - Robin Townsend, Timo Kandra and Valère Fédronic - presented a deep dive into the future of real time communication on Matrix. Their talk gave an update on MatrixRTC, Matrix’s framework for bringing voice, video, and other live, interactive experiences directly into rooms.
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By Denise Almeida
At FOSDEM 2026, Denise R. S. Almeida (Head of Policy & Compliance at Element and Data Protection Officer for the Matrix.org Foundation) presented a practitioner perspective on the recently proposed Digital Omnibus.
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