Matrix is an open-source project that publishes the Matrix open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication. In this blog post, I will compare the Matrix protocol with some of the most commonly used centralized instant messengers, namely Whats App, Signal, and Telegram. For a compari...

In my last post, I explained why it is important that you get rid of WhatsApp as soon as possible. You might ask yourself how this would be possible since almost everybody around you uses WhatsApp as their main or only instant messenger. WhatsApp is the most commonly used instant messenger in Euro...

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) establishes criteria for qualifying large online platforms as so-called gatekeepers, a metaphor for internet monopolies, which keep their data and services locked up for the outer world and only grant access if users comply with their unfair terms of services. This ac...