"As part of our efforts to use more sovereign digital solutions, the European Commission is preparing an internal communication solution based on the Matrix protocol,” the spokesperson told Euractiv.

"As part of our efforts to use more sovereign digital solutions, the European Commission is preparing an internal communication solution based on the Matrix protocol,” the spokesperson told Euractiv. Matrix is an open source, community-developed messaging protocol shepherded by a non-profit that’s headquartered in London. It’s already widely used for public messengers across Europe, with the French government, German healthcare providers and European armed forces all using tools built on the protocol."

What's the fediverse take on this? Boosts welcome!

https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/

@antanicus

I think it's a great thing. I understand that matrix servers are not as "light" as XMPP, but for an institution this shouldn't be an issue.