@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.

🇫🇷 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👇

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.

"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.

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’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...

🔐 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👇

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

🇪🇺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.

❌ 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

👉 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.

🚀 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!

🔐 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.

🇪🇺 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.

💚 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...

🇪🇺 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 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.

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.

🎙️ 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.

💚 “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...

⚖️ EU’s Digital Omnibus: help or harm for open source? At @fosdem.org, @denisersa.bsky.social shared a practitioner’s view. ✅ Less bureaucracy (unified incident reporting, shared DPIAs) ⚠️ Risk of GDPR deregulation via changes to personal data definition 🗓️ Consultation is open until 11 March

ESS Pro for TI-M, our multi-tenancy backend, is now externally validated by a @gematik.bsky.social commissioned pentest. It delivers: 💶 Huge savings from resource efficiency 🛡️Strong tenant isolation ⚡Reliable performance 🔒 Secure Matrix & server APIs

Digital sovereignty isn’t about buying European software - it’s about control and choice. Open source and open standards give governments the freedom to switch vendors, operate independently and strengthen Europe’s economy 🇪🇺 New blog by @amandine.bsky.social👇

🚀 At @fosdem.org 2026, David Baker & Florian Duros shared how Element Web is evolving - faster, more reliable, and more flexible 💻 See what’s next: element.io/blog/an-elem...

Vintage article from Liam Proven @theregister.com. Tasting notes: Part retrospective, cram-packed with lively facts, notes of real life examples, and with a wry finish. Match with sovereign, interoperable and secure communications. www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/m...

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy! Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence. Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.

Pleased to see @maximilian-henning.bsky.social at @euractiv.com covering @ec.europa.eu's use of Element and @matrix.org. A government cannot be digitally sovereign if it’s locked into using a specific vendor. Matrix solves that problem.

🚨 Real time communication is mission-critical, but legacy systems and consumer apps put defence operations at risk. Our new paper explores the messenger challenge for defence organisations and shows how to build a sovereign, interoperable and secure solution on the @matrix.org open standard.

🔒 Decoding E2EE: Privacy vs. Usability E2EE keeps your messages private - but can make adding devices, recovering lost data, or keeping your identity tricky. We make it seamless with unlimited devices, full history, and easy recovery. Read about the trade-offs and how we work to solve them.

👏 Excellente présentation de @guillaumegrallet.bsky.social pour @en.france24.com sur les alternatives sécurisée et souveraines aux services BigTech. Super de voir @amandine.bsky.social expliquer Element et @matrix.org, avec @gaelduval.bsky.social (Murena et /e/OS) pour un smartphone sans tracker.

Element co-founder and COO, @amandine.bsky.social, participates in @openforumeurope.org's panel debate on Europe’s Software Challenge, discussing how openness underpins digital sovereignty.

Only 2 days left until the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026. The panel “Europe’s Software Challenge” examines how openness can underpin a European software policy that strengthens competitiveness and digital sovereignty. 📍Brussels, 30 January 2026 More information: summit.openforumeurope.org.

We’re proud to sponsor the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 tomorrow in Brussels hosted by @openforumeurope.org @amandine.bsky.social joins the opening panel to discuss how open source drives innovation and strengthens Europe’s digital sovereignty. 💻 Register to watch: summit.openforumeurope.org

🚨 Multi-room monitoring, made simple Element Pro Web now has Grid View allowing you to see, send and track messages across multiple rooms at once. 🟩 Custom grids | ⏱️ Live timelines | 📩 Unread messages highlighted Built for control rooms, contact centres and cyber operations.

💬 When chat history matters most As limits hit free self-hosted tools, more teams are turning to ESS Community - our free, open-source Matrix distribution. ✔️ Unlimited history ✔️ Voice & video ✔️ E2EE ✔️ Open & sovereign by design Built on Matrix, with advanced org controls available in ESS Pro👇

Important: We've just released a critical security update for ESS Community. Please update as soon as possible: github.com/element-hq/e.... ESS Classic and other Synapse installations are not affected.

We’re proud to see @amandine.bsky.social - also Head of Business & Impact at @eosa.bsky.social - share her perspective on how Europe can achieve digital sovereignty. Read the blog and watch her #EOSAMasterclass ⬇️

At #MatrixConf2025 we showed how Element Call brings secure, federated and scalable conferencing to Matrix - from 1:1 calls to large group video meetings! Demos, history and what’s next: 👇 element.io/blog/element...

We’re sponsoring the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 (Brussels, 30 Jan), hosted by @openforumeurope.org. The theme is “Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source." @amandine.bsky.social will be talking about the importance of interoperability and open standards. summit.openforumeurope.org

Giom at Open Source Experience in Paris today where we're part of the European Village 🇪🇺 Come and say if you're there 👋

🇨🇭 How does a country turn open source into a national strategy? At #MatrixConf2025, @maemst.bsky.social shared how Switzerland uses open source to enable digital sovereignty — EMOTA mandates gov software to be open source, while @matrix.org and projects like openDesk are being tested nationally.

At #MatrixConf2025, Kai from BWI shared the evolution of BundesMessenger — Germany’s sovereign public sector messenger, built on @matrix.org and based on Element. 📱It serves municipalities and federal agencies, offering a sovereign alternative to consumer messaging apps.