A new coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations is now published as part of the Matrix 1.16 off‑cycle spec update. Customers using Element Server Suite are covered by the update. Our blog includes all the details:
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Coordinated Matrix security update
A new coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations is now published as part of the Matrix 1.16 off‑cycle spec update.
Element is now more accessible by design and by default, thanks to our work in the past months where we’ve made more than 40 accessibility improvements! Thanks to everyone from the community who has provided user feedback, accessibility audits, and been part of ongoing testing of our platforms!
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Helping to get everyone in their element
Element is now more accessible by design and by default, thanks to more than 40 accessibility improvements.
Element's backend team has published a great postmortem of their work recovering the matrix.org postgres database from corruption over the last few weeks. For those interested in the work Element does to keep matrix.org running, check out
How we discovered, and recovered from, Postgres corruption on the matrix.org homeserver
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Acceptance at last? The US government’s unequivocal support for end-to-end encryption is likely to bring an end to the encryption debate.
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Reality bites the UK government’s push to undermine end-to-end encryption
The UK government’s bruising Apple encounter has, inadvertently, underlined the global support for end-to-end encryption in democratic countries.
We're proud to join the community of organisations conformant with OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230, the international standard for open source license compliance programs! 🎉
Element Announces OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 Conformant Program – OpenChain
"An open standard is the key to digitally sovereign communications between multiple separate organisations.” @Matthew Hodgson Hodgson presents with UNICC's Tima Soni at UN Open Source Week about the importance of open standard federation for real time communications.
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The importance of open standard federation for chat
A genuine open standard is the single most important part of ensuring digitally sovereign communications between multiple separate organisations.
We’ve signed an open letter to the European Commission expressing our concerns around continued attempts to undermine encryption. We ask the Commission to reconsider ProtectEU, and acknowledge that encryption is a positive that improves security.
Global Encryption Coalition
Joint Letter on the European Internal Security Strategy (ProtectEU) – Global Encryption Coalition
On 26 May 2025, 89 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members, published a jo...
How do you manage group chats in a messaging app? Element Server Suite (ESS) provides advanced identity management and group access controls to ensure only the right people are in the right chat rooms. Admins can use Group Sync to synchronise group membership in real time from sources such as Microsoft Active Directory. Element gives governments a consumer-style messaging app, but with enterprise-grade control.
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How Element protects against Signalgate style accidental invites
Element Server Suite enables the IT department to integrate Element with the organisation’s existing directory system to securely manage end-users.
Candid analysis of the need for European governments to ensure their digital sovereignty from [@bert_hubert](
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bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@bert_hubert@fosstodon.org)
8.05K Posts, 1.12K Following, 941 Followers · Software developer, entrepreneur, former government regulator, current government advisor, amateur s...
 ) in [@republik_magazin](
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Republik Magazin (@republik_magazin@republik.ch)
1,12 Tsd. Beiträge, 8 Folge ich, 4 Tsd. Follower · Das digitale Magazin für Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Kultur. Seit 2018. Unabhängig...
 ). He touches on the need for Europe-first software, AI’s ability to monitor multi-language communications at scale, and marketing fog from US vendors surrounding initiatives such as EU Data Boundary.
«Die US-Regierung hat die Möglichkeit, auf viele Politikermails in Europa zuzugreifen»
Was Europa dagegen tun kann, erklärt der Geheimdienstexperte Bert Hubert
An off-cycle Synapse security release is out to address a High severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-30355 /
GitHub
Federation denial of service via malformed events
### Impact A malicious server can craft events with a `depth` outside the integer range allowed by Canonical JSON. When such an event is received ...
). The issue can disrupt federation and is being exploited in the wild - please upgrade as soon as possible!