![[Conclusion: I misread "messaging" as "messages"] Am I missing an essential context or did Matrix just admit to selling encrypted messages to governments?](https://lemmygrad.ml/pictrs/image/21041757-37af-4ad4-88ab-a578357f76bd.png){kind=link}
Source for the screenshot: https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110340953550548309
I know nothing about this, but it came up on my Mastodon timeline and it sounds very concerning. Unless someone took over the Matrix servers or the account, mastodon.matrix.org seems to be indeed their official instance… Any opinion from the comrades on here who use Matrix?
EDIT: We misread the message. It means Element charges governments money to use Element as a messaging app (they’re selling access to an app that has encrypted messages), not for a backdoor
My first thought is this has to be a bad tasted troll response, but Google makes money off this as well:
Google’s fees:
So maybe it’s actually legit? Would love to have someone step in. My understanding was Matrix was E2EE and Element doesn’t phone home, so as long as you’re using a legitimate homeserver you should be fine?