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I often post positive stuff about @matrix here, for the same reason I'm bullish about ActivityPub. Decentralisation FTW!
But I do share the concerns about the dominant position of @element Inc. within Matrix Foundation, and the reliance on its staff for flagship software and protocol development. Especially with Element being UK-based, making it subject to Patriot Act style spying laws passed in the UK in recent years. See;
https://wire.com/en/blog/matrix-not-safe-eu-data-privacy
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I'm aware that Wire are a commercial competitor of Element, promoting their own proprietary federation model. So anything they say about Matrix needs to be taken with a grain of salt. If @matrix Foundation or @element have published a response to this, I'm keen to read it, link me!
But as I say, many of the issues Wire list in that piece seem well-founded, and if there hasn't been a public response from the Matrix folks addressing them, that in itself speaks volumes.
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The @matrix Foundation folks have responded to my posts about the issues listed in Wire's blog post, posting this link to a mid-2025 blog piece of theirs, entitled 'Dispelling myths and misinformation';
https://matrix.org/blog/2025/06/dispelling-myths/
I have yet to read this (watch this space). But I said that silence from them would be a bad sign, I thought it worth confirming that they have at least responded publicly to the criticisms raised by Wire and other critics.
I just read the @matrix Foundation response to Wire et al;
https://matrix.org/blog/2025/06/dispelling-myths/
I'd like to say this set my mind at rest. But while plenty was said, a number of the criticisms raised were skirted around, while others weren't addressed at all.
I have plenty to say about all this. There's a lot of moving parts here, and I want to make sure I get my facts rights as best I can. As well as explaining my take on it all in a way that's fair to everyone involved.
It's going to take a blog piece.
@strypey @matrix there's also https://element.io/blog/addressing-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt-thrown-at-element-and-matrix/ from our side, fwiw.
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