@liaizon @Ric

There is also a #Matrix bot thas some bridge functionality to Mastodon and Peertube, which you might consider 'bridging'. Perhaps not useful to you, but mentioning just in case.

https://delightful.coding.social/delightful-fediverse-experience/#matrix-bridges

So on the official #matrix page it says there are no bridges for #activitypub is this the case or is it there’s no official ones. Would love to hear from anyone with experience.

So on the official #matrix page it says there are no bridges for #activitypub is this the case or is it there’s no official ones. Would love to hear from anyone with experience.

In a test #matrix / #element setup via containers when I am trying to make a call via "Element X" app I am getting "MISSING_MATRIX_RTC_FOCUS" error. Any tips? #devops #sysadmin

UPDATE: seems the initial problem was about firewall, now only one user from mobile can start a call, the other users on browser has the button grayed out.

FIXED: final missing part

```
"features": {
"feature_group_calls": true,
"feature_element_call_video_rooms": true
},
```

In a test #matrix / #element setup via containers when I am trying to make a call via "Element X" app I am getting "MISSING_MATRIX_RTC_FOCUS" error. Any tips? #devops #sysadmin

UPDATE: seems the initial problem was about firewall, now only one user from mobile can start a call, the other users on browser has the button grayed out.

FIXED: final missing part

```
"features": {
"feature_group_calls": true,
"feature_element_call_video_rooms": true
},
```

Another day, another blog piece by Soatok spreading misleading FUD about an encrypted chat system that isn't Signal;

https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac/

Once again @matrix folks respond in detail to Soatak's FUD, far more politely than it really deserves;

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/02/analysis-of-reported-issues-in-vodozemac/

FYI I was going to say *willfully* spreading misleading FUD, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Never attribute to malice what can explained just as well by ignorance (and/or heavy bias).

(1/?)

#Matrix #encryption

Discord open sourced their internal trust and safety rules engine with @roost and has now reintegrated it into production!

Osprey now handles around 400 million actions per day in production at Discord. If you run a Discord-sized platform (or anything smaller!), you can just… use their automated rules engine yourself because it’s open source.

https://discord.com/blog/osprey-open-sourcing-our-rule-engine

#OpenSource #TrustAndSafety #Discord #Matrix #Bluesky

Another day, another blog piece by Soatok spreading misleading FUD about an encrypted chat system that isn't Signal;

https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac/

Once again @matrix folks respond in detail to Soatak's FUD, far more politely than it really deserves;

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/02/analysis-of-reported-issues-in-vodozemac/

FYI I was going to say *willfully* spreading misleading FUD, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Never attribute to malice what can explained just as well by ignorance (and/or heavy bias).

(1/?)

#Matrix #encryption

@xoron @khleedril

Other than that, some musings..

Your project looks very nice. Kudos! However, the past couple years I've probably seen a quadrillion instant messenger projects pass by. The screenshot on the website is "yet another familiar IM chat UI".

But if I just read your tagline of "Decentralized #P2P encrypted messaging" and I close my eyes a bit, I can picture 'universal messaging' and see something very powerful.

In #ActivityPub conceptual architecture this exists in theory, but the #fediverse diverges from that. In #XMPP and #Matrix protocol realms you hear people say "you can build any social networking use case with the protocol", but then all the documentation and discussions relate narrowly to IM and some of the hardwired abstractions assume IM (like Room in matrix).

With universal messaging I might be empowered with https://eventmodeling.org and https://eventcatalog.dev like solution design, using SDK's on top of a robust p2p protocol component. To model IM and more.

@alxd Haha was just gonna ask if there are any #solarpunk communities on #matrix!

Stoat, the chat application formerly known as Revolt, seems to be promising for the future home of our community. It is FOSS, can be self hosted, and free of "AI."

Now, Stoat and "AI" code is complicated. They previously pushed some commits but reverted them after community backlash. They even took it a step further and admitted the mistake and committed (pun) to no future "vibe" coding.

They reverted it, admitted it was a mistake, and said no future "AI" coding.

This is acceptable to me and I find it commendable to go back and remove the old code. I understand people make mistakes, but they can be redeemed.

Specific reverts:

for-web#617
for-desktop#42
service-openproject-zammad-sync#2

Sources:

https://github.com/orgs/stoatchat/discussions/1022

#NoAI #DigitalSovereignty #Stoat #Discord #Matrix #Fluxer #OpenSource #RightToRepair #DeGoogle

Ok just have to figure out what it takes to get Matrix Authentication Services up and going.

Sync works, Federation works, signups, captcha, all the rest.

From what I can tell MAS will at least make getting the mobile apps going less of a hassle.

#matrix #discord #element

@lwn "One can even create a room on one server, have a user on another server join, and then have the first server leave the room, passing off the responsibility for operating the room to the new server."

As soon as one account from a server is joining a room, the content of that room is synchronized to the server. No server has a special responsibility in the room. Only accounts can join or leave a room and only accounts have roles (creator, admin, moderator,..) in a room. #Matrix

@matrix is doing just that by integrating Osprey into their policy servers for automated rules and investigations. Users of the open source, decentralized alternative platform will be safer, too, thanks in part to @roost. 😉

Bluesky is also already using Osprey to handle tens of millions of daily events, tackling real-time social media issues like scams, spam, and more.

https://roost.tools/blog/how-bluesky-transformed-their-safety-operations-with-osprey/

It’s an exciting time for open source trust and safety!

#OpenSource #TrustAndSafety #Matrix #Bluesky

Discord open sourced their internal trust and safety rules engine with @roost and has now reintegrated it into production!

Osprey now handles around 400 million actions per day in production at Discord. If you run a Discord-sized platform (or anything smaller!), you can just… use their automated rules engine yourself because it’s open source.

https://discord.com/blog/osprey-open-sourcing-our-rule-engine

#OpenSource #TrustAndSafety #Discord #Matrix #Bluesky

Since everyone is talking about #discordalternatives Ive been using #matrix via unredacted.org as of late and #simplexchat is another one I'm hoping to see catch on but that one is more like #telegram but I see potential in that one as well. since they are decentralized or peer to peer based and of course open source I hope those become the defacto communication apps of the #opensource world

found out about #Fluxer, another #OpenSource #Discord clone. caveat: i have not used it yet. but i know people may not be satisfied with #Matrix and/or #Stoat so this is another idea to explore

some info:
https://blog.fluxer.app/how-i-built-fluxer-a-discord-like-chat-app/
https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer

you can get the app at fluxer.app

Haven't started using it yet, but what I know so far based on the blogpost:
* it's #FOSS
* the lead developer wants to implement #federation at some point (though Stoat's devs may also be considering that; I dunno)
* the lead developer wants to implement public forum channels (addressing one big problem of organizations/devteams only using Discord as their public-facing thing)

#DiscordMigration

found out about #Fluxer, another #OpenSource #Discord clone. caveat: i have not used it yet. but i know people may not be satisfied with #Matrix and/or #Stoat so this is another idea to explore

some info:
https://blog.fluxer.app/how-i-built-fluxer-a-discord-like-chat-app/
https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer

you can get the app at fluxer.app

Haven't started using it yet, but what I know so far based on the blogpost:
* it's #FOSS
* the lead developer wants to implement #federation at some point (though Stoat's devs may also be considering that; I dunno)
* the lead developer wants to implement public forum channels (addressing one big problem of organizations/devteams only using Discord as their public-facing thing)

#DiscordMigration

Hey #mastodon !

With #discord doing its age verification thing, where are your communities migrating?

#matrix ? #discourse ? Anywhere else?

@alxd Haha was just gonna ask if there are any #solarpunk communities on #matrix!