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nour to TechnologyEnglish ·
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3 years ago

[Conclusion: I misread "messaging" as "messages"] Am I missing an essential context or did Matrix just admit to selling encrypted messages to governments?

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[Conclusion: I misread "messaging" as "messages"] Am I missing an essential context or did Matrix just admit to selling encrypted messages to governments?

nour to TechnologyEnglish ·
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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?

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    It’s not just support. They are probably managing an instance hosted for them.

    • ☭ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 ☭A
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      true, that’s very likely

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