Govs are migrating to Matrix in a misguided attempt at tech sovereignty (amid [cough] Cloudflare [cough])
Govs are migrating to Matrix in a misguided attempt at tech sovereignty (amid [cough] Cloudflare [cough])
Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT
FOSDEM 2026: One-to-one and group messaging, encrypted VoIP calls, video conferencing – the open protocol handles them all
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/33983108
Obviously it’s not smart to switch to a Cloudflare-plagued network like that of Matrix if your goal is to escape US tech giants. For strictly internal use on self-hosted instances, sure. But as soon as a matrix room becomes open public Cloudflare rears its ugly head.
Zulip and SimpleX are probably better options. Certainly IRC is a better option so long as the channel has no Matrix gateway. SimpleX is also free of Cloudflare.