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Forrester's 2022 Now Tech report on secure communications platforms includes Element

Forrester's Now Tech: Secure Communications, Q2 2022 report includes Element. The report helps enterprises build the business case for secure communications.

Frontline workers and messenger apps; how to solve shadow IT

Compared to the oversight an organisation has over its email, consumer messaging apps are the Wild West. The two most effective solutions are bridging or migration.

Our Enterprise Installer makes deploying Element on-premise easier than ever

Our new improved installer makes deploying Element On-premise easier than ever!

Introducing Threads in Beta!

All users can now opt-in to our Threads Beta! Threads helps declutter the main room timeline by moving conversations and topics into the right panel.

Danielle Kirkwood

The Digital Markets Act explained in 15 questions

What is the DMA asking for?The final text will probably be available around mid-May and voted for in early July, but the latest version we have seen lists the following: Gatekeepers will have to “make the basic functionalities of their [...] communication service interoperable with other [...] communication services” by “providing

Amandine Le Pape

A guide to navigating the Digital Markets Act

A couple of weeks ago the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Europe agreed on the main guidelines for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA is legislation aiming to create a more competitive digital market in Europe by mandating competition-friendly practices from the ‘gatekeepers’ i.e.

Amandine Le Pape

A Big Step to address Big Tech

It’s a major positive to see that interoperability is now baked into the DMA.

Amandine Le Pape

Moderation needs a radical change

Amandine Le Pape, COO at Element, explains how Element is funding moderation tooling and development for all of Matrix. Moderation of online information is topical for two completely unrelated reasons: Moderation is proving critical in the context of disinformation concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Separately, moderation is also proving

Amandine Le Pape

Introducing Native Matrix VoIP with Element Call!

Hopefully in-person meet-ups will prove much easier in 2022 - but, there’s still a need for video calls, so let’s face it, they’re here to stay. This makes it really exciting to present Element Call: the world’s first decentralised voice and video conferencing app powered entirely

Jake Bowen-Bate

Interoperability: Open APIs are a start, Open Standard is better

The DMA is a noble piece of legislation, and mandating open APIs would be a good first step. But to be a successful piece of legislation, it must eventually choose open standard based interoperability.

Amandine Le Pape

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