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Here's your bumper, news-filled This Week In Matrix!

A look back at The Matrix Conference, looking ahead to #FOSDEM, and... a raft of spec improvements, client app updates, and news stories from elsewhere on the web. Happy weekend! 🚀

#matrix #matrixconf

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/10/30/this-week-in-matrix-2026-10-30/

We've got a lot to share as we close out a busy month! There has been a lot of progress, and much to talk about.

Firstly, here is our write-up from The Matrix Conference 2026 - our largest community and ecosystem gathering, held in Malmö last week. #matrix #matrixconf

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/10/30/conference-2026-wrap-up/

Weekly Recap https://etke.cc/news/2026-10-29-weekly-recap/

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#XSF Announcement

Call for Participation for the Decentralised Messaging devroom at #FOSDEM2027!
https://xmpp.org/2026/10/fosdem-2027-decentralised-messaging-devroom/

Deadline: Nov 20, 2026

#jabber #matrix #deltachat #chat #interoperability #SelfHosting #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter #xep

Whoa. The matrix is glitchy today.

#matrix #keanu #humor #humor #thematrix

Thanks to Computerworld’s Matthew Finnegan for covering The Matrix Conference, and Matrix’s growth in Europe’s public sector: 65 national and international deployments so far.

He picks up on the European Commission, France’s Tchap, Sweden’s eSam and Försäkringskassan, NATO ACT and the Bundeswehr, plus the live cross-border federation demo. Sovereign doesn’t mean alone. Proud to be the partner behind most of them.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4239735/matrix-gains-ground-in-europes-public-sector-but-replacing-teams-is-another-matter.html

#Matrix #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource

Matrix on OS/2. Yes it's working. 🥳 But I still have to resolve a E2EE issue.

#matrix #os2

What Happens If Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Europe?

▶️ Niccolò Ve

#peertube #microslop #matrix #microsoft #europe #technews

synapse is running!
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Consider #Matrix keeps a permanent record of all activity, why do people use it? If you run a Matrix server, your messages can still be kept on other servers. #Element

Weekly Recap https://etke.cc/news/2026-10-22-weekly-recap/

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I've done horrible things for #money 💰

#meme #job #work #economy #society #system #matrix #capitalism #morning #sleep #freedom #coffee #politics #life #destiny #labor #Problem

You can watch my talk "How Encryption Works in Matrix" at https://cfp.2026.matrix.org/matrix-conference-2026/talk/DDYYQW/ - it's aimed at people who don't know much about encryption. #MatrixConf #matrix

Just in time for #halloween — an IT #horror story. Nurses and other health workers default to WhatsApp for professional tasks, despite knowing it’s not secure, whatever policies are. Why? It’s easy, it’s where the people are, it works. But it risks patient data and non-compliance with privacy laws. Health professionals don’t need better policy — they need a better chat, #Matrix needs to become reachable, effortless, and invisibly secure. #MatrixConf follow along: https://conference.matrix.org/watch

Why does #sovereignty matter? Without it, you risk service cut-off, #espionage, and exposure to foreign law. Diego Serpa and Jose Macedo discuss building MSG Gov, a comms app built for #Brazil and powered by #Matrix, at the #MatrixConf.

Follow here: https://conference.matrix.org/watch

What does the Greek Tragedy of Antigone teach us about #healthcare communication, Richard Schlögl asks? It's a conflict that comes from opposing principles, principles like: health data must be private -- but case studies must be traceable; or ease of use vs E2EE. Can #Matrix be the deus ex machina that brings on catharsis? Maybe, but there might need to be some adaptation -- best to decide early when the tech is still adaptable. #MatrixConf

An open standard needs a neutral steward. The Matrix Foundation exists to keep #Matrix open and neutral. And while Matrix is #free to use, it isn't free to run. If 80% of the public sector orgs that rely on Matrix became silver members, it would guarantee the independence of the Foundation and the future of the neutral spec.

Love Matrix and love the #open internet? Consider becoming a member today:
https://matrix.org/foundation/members/

#MatrixConf @numerique_gouv @FITKOfoederal @bundesmessenger

"We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals running," said Ursula van der Leyen on 3 June, explaining the rationale behind the new EU #TechSovereignty package. But clinical reality runs on WhatsApp, says Jens-Uwe Thieme from CompuGroup Medical at the #MatrixConf, which the NHS calls a “privacy and clinical safety time bomb”. Regulated industries should use #Matrix to protect patients and practitioners from data risk. More talks: https://conference.matrix.org/schedule/#full-schedule

Spun up my own Matrix homeserver this week: Tuwunel (Rust) on a small VPS, memory-fenced with systemd so a big room join can't starve anything else on the box. Delegation via .well-known on my GitHub Pages site.

Say hi: @azur3x:azur3x.org

Room recommendations for privacy, self-hosting or Reticulum are very welcome.

#Matrix #SelfHosted #Homelab #Tuwunel #Privacy

#Sovereign does not mean alone. In a live demo, the Swedish, French, European Commission and Nato deployments of Matrix have a chat -- different homeservers, same #Matrix protocol. At the #MatrixConf 20-23 Oct in Malmö. @nato @numerique_gouv

Earlier, we heard from the developer of Fluffy Chat, aiming to bring the "decentralisation dream" to individuals, too: https://fluffychat.im/. @krille

Follow along: https://conference.matrix.org/watch

“Sovereign doesn’t mean alone” cool demo of NATO, France, Sweden, and Germany separate #Matrix installations and operations exchanging fully secure messages. #MatrixConf - this was the demo I’ve been most excited to check out! Great team effort.

UNICC serves over 100 UN entities and other international organizations, operating in a global environment where secure, cross-agency collaboration is essential to fulfilling its mandates. Come learn about UNICC's experience deploying #Matrix at scale to support this work at the #MatrixConf 20-23 Oct #Malmö.

Learn more: https://cfp.2026.matrix.org/matrix-conference-2026/talk/DNNLEW/

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-productivity/

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty

🇪🇺 Matrix underpins public sector comms across Europe, from France's Tchap to Germany's BundesMessenger. Yet only one government agency commits to support the standard they all rely on.

💡 That’s just one gap to fill to build an open source Europe. The new Digital Commons EDIC @Digital_Commons_EDIC can make a real impact though, and here’s how: https://matrix.org/blog/2026/10/14/build-open-source-europe-how-dc-edic-help/

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #DigitalCommons #Matrix