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Sweden's public sector just went live with Matrix-based federation!

Försäkringskassan (using Element branded as SAFOS Chatt) and Trafikverket (Rocket.Chat) are now communicating in real time - two separate agencies, two different vendors, one seamless conversation.

Led by eSamverkansprogrammet (eSam) across 40+ member agencies, with plans to expand and formally recommend @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org as the common standard for secure, interoperable communication across Sweden's authorities.

https://element.io/blog/sweden-goes-live-with-matrix-based-federation/

🇪🇺 Digitally sovereign communications need an open standard to enable vendor-neutral federation and prevent lock-in.

We’ve mapped out sovereign communications across Europe that support @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org open standard federation.

That’s sovereign and secure communications between separate organisations, and cross-border, without any reliance on a specific vendor.

Know of a deployment missing from the map? Contributions welcome.

https://element.io/blog/digital-sovereignty-is-built-on-an-open-standard-that-enables-federation/

🔐 Encrypted chats no longer have to start with a blank slate...

For years, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) meant new members joining a chat couldn’t see any history. Conversations stayed cryptographically locked, forcing teams to rely on workarounds like screenshots just to provide context.

👉 Today, that changes. With seamless encrypted history sharing now available in Element, new members can securely access past conversations without compromising E2EE.

https://element.io/blog/seamless-encrypted-history-sharing-arrives-in-element/

💚 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.

https://element.io/blog/governments-need-to-adopt-matrix-responsibly/

🚀 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.

👉 Download Element X and explore Spaces today!

https://element.io/blog/spaces-has-landed-on-element-x/

Sweden’s Försäkringskassan and Trafikverket use the @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org open standard to federate with each other, even though they use products from different vendors. 😍

Vendor-agnostic federation FTW!

https://www.esamverka.se/aktuellt/nyheter/nyheter/2026-05-22-federation-i-praktiken---nu-kopplas-myndigheters-chattar-ihop.html

We’re hiring a Solutions Architect 🛠️

Element (creators of @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org) is looking for someone to help governments and organisations adopt sovereign, interoperable and secure communications - breaking free from vendor lock-in, one deployment at a time.

This is technical work with real mission behind it. Fluency in German is required

👉 If that sounds like you, apply here: https://apply.workable.com/elementio/j/EEBB814450/

Great analysis article from Sam Clark @POLITICOEurope@flipboard.com , picking up on European governments providing sovereign alternatives to WhatsApp and Signal.

The article highlights Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Poland all adopting Matrix-based communications - as well as the European Commission and NATO.

https://www.politico.eu/article/european-civil-servants-new-messaging-services/

The latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches targeting German and Dutch government officials prove that consumer apps have no place in government.

❌ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should take the next step: Ban the use of consumer apps like Signal and WhatsApp for government-related conversations.

Secure government communications need infrastructure designed for the public sector - not repurposed consumer tools.

https://element.io/blog/latest-signal-and-whatsapp-breaches-show-that-consumer-apps-have-no-place-in-government/

RE: @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

Thanks to @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org for including us and the @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org ecosystem in the report “The case for digital sovereignty & the digital commons.”

It reinforces a key point: Collaboration software is core infrastructure for digital sovereignty. Strategic investment in open source is essential to avoid vendor lock-in.

💬 Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted DMs in @bsky.app are now possible!

Solidarity Social combines the AT Protocol with @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org for private messaging, full control over user profile, posts, follows and data. The default infrastructure is powered by Element Server Suite Pro.

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/03/solidarity-social/

At @fosdem@fosstodon.org 2026, Neil Johnson explored why sustainability is critical for open source - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org.

🌱 “Decentralisation without sustainability is just deferred centralisation.”

True resilience comes from long-term investment: maintaining infrastructure, investing in independent governance, and keeping core functionality open source.

▶️ Watch the talk and read the blog: https://element.io/blog/sustainable-decentralised-comms-at-element/

👉 Paul Sawers (Resilience Media) has published an excellent analysis of Belgium’s BEAM communications solution - built by Belgian Secure Communications (BSC) using Element’s community software.

https://resiliencemedia.co/a-beam-of-light-for-eu-sovereignty-as-belgium-rolls-out-matrix-based-messaging-app-for-government/

At @fosdem@fosstodon.org 2026, Element’s VoIP team presented MatrixRTC, bringing real time voice, video, and data natively into @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org rooms.

Key ideas include protocol-native real time support, scalable transports, and new building blocks like slots and sticky events, all designed to preserve decentralisation, federation and end-to-end encryption.

▶️ Watch the talk and read the blog for technical details.

https://element.io/blog/exploring-matrixrtc-real-time-communication-in-rooms/

🇪🇺 Meedio (meedio.me) partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe.

It's using ESS Pro as the server-side solution for its new Matrix-based communications platform, including video conferencing and a dedicated front-end client.

Available on-premise or as a hosted service, Meedio focuses on healthcare, education and the public sector.

It recently won a framework tender to supply 1,100 German universities.

https://element.io/blog/meedio-partners-with-element-to-deliver-sovereign-communications-across-europe/

For those still running "pre-ESS era" deployments, the barrier to upgrading has always been the data: “How do I migrate into ESS without starting from scratch?”

🚀 Today, we are officially releasing the ESS Migration Tool to bridge the gap between legacy environments and a modern, manageable Element Server Suite (ESS) deployment.

Read the migration guide and see what’s coming next on the roadmap: https://element.io/blog/introducing-the-ess-community-migration-tool/

Swedish Armed Forces opts for Signal as a quick fix. A more strategic approach would ensure communications remain sovereign, interoperable, resilient, and secure.

https://element.io/blog/why-the-swedens-armed-forces-switch-to-signal-misses-the-mark-2/

💚 “An important milestone for the widespread adoption of the "TI-M Pro" messenger standard.”

Pleased to see Susanne Ehneß at Healthcare Digital cover the gematik commissioned pentest for our multi-tenancy solution that can help #TIMessenger compliant solutions reach family doctors, local clinics and high street pharmacies.

https://www.healthcare-digital.de/ti-messenger-erreicht-markanten-reifegrad-a-00ebf249638046ed2514c87db799e339/?cmp=beleg-mail&pt=6995a2bc8859d

Element has signed an open letter to European leaders alongside other organisations.

We are concerned that the Danish Presidency’s current proposal on the Regulation for Child Sexual Abuse could introduce backdoors and client-side scanning, creating risks for security, innovation and digital sovereignty in Europe.

We urge European leaders to ensure that any approach protects encryption, privacy, and the trust that underpins Europe’s digital ecosystem.

https://element.io/blog/element-signs-chat-control-open-letter/

🇪🇺 The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to reshape digital product security in Europe.

From 2027, any product with digital elements on the EU market - including open source - must follow security-by-design requirements.

Denise explains what this means for product developers and open source maintainers and how we’re already taking responsibility and building the blocks for our compliance.

👉 Read the blog to learn more: https://element.io/blog/the-cyber-resilience-act-implications-for-open-source-and-digital-products/

⚖️ Digital Omnibus: help or harm for open source?

At @fosdem@fosstodon.org 2026, Denise R. S. Almeida shared a practitioner’s view on the EU’s proposed Digital Omnibus, aimed at simplifying rules across frameworks like the GDPR and the Data Act.

✅ Less bureaucracy (unified incident reporting, shared DPIAs)
⚠️ Risk of GDPR deregulation via changes to personal data definition

🗓️ The call for evidence is open until 11 March 2026. Now’s the moment to engage and help shape outcomes.

https://element.io/blog/the-digital-omnibus-opportunities-and-risks-for-open-source/

📢 Our multi-tenancy implementation of Synapse Pro has secured a Good ✅ rating in a penetration test commissioned by gematik, Germany’s national digital health agency. The external validation confirms that multi-tenancy Element Server Suite Pro for TI-M is a proven, production-ready backend for TI-M Pro solutions.

➡️ Hosters can now deliver a profitable TI-M Pro compliant service to family doctors, local clinics and high street pharmacies at an affordable price.

https://element.io/blog/elements-multi-tenancy-ti-messenger-solution-secures-good-rating-in-gematik-commissioned-pentest/

📣⚠️📣 Announcing a new home and license (AGPLv3) for Synapse and friends: going forwards Element’s work on Synapse, Dendrite & related server-side projects is going to be released as AGPLv3 rather than Apache.

https://element.io/blog/element-to-adopt-agplv3/