Defending Open Source: Protecting the Future of #WordPress – #Automattic

https://automattic.com/2024/protecting-wordpress/

Defending Open Source: Protecting the Future of WordPress —

Making the web a better place

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The future of messaging is: decentralized, secure communication based on the #Matrix protocol.

My screenshot shows the main screen from the app #Beeper (recently acquired by #Automattic) with messages from #Whatsapp, #Instagram and #LinkedIn –in ONE centralized inbox.

I have Meta apps on an empty burner phone and I really don't like LinkedIn, so this has been a fun exercise: I can access messages from these platforms without using their apps. Everything is end-to-end encrypted

Are there any #Beeper users out here? https://beeper.com the universal chat app by #Automattic, NOT real beepers... I realize the terrible timing of my question, given what's happening in the news. Sorry about that!

I'm attempting to test #Matrix bridges with various apps, which are technically made easy by Beeper.com but had some problems (see screenshot).

Update:

Some new messages do come in with no problem... excited to test Matrix-related things for the next issue of my newsletter

#Automattic just acquired #Texts and #Beeper, two #matrix chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :

* https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/
* https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/

I really hope they open source it.
Since they are going for a fee-for-service model like Wordpress, I'm optimistic. This is key for breaking the network effects that #gatekeeper companies rely on: #Apple #Meta #Facebook #WhatsApp #Discord #Telegram #Signal.

The World’s Best Inbox Just Got Better —

Making the web a better place

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We just released version 2.0.0 of the #ActivityPub plugin for #WordPress (WordPress.com release is planned for tomorrow).

Main feature: Full bidirectional/threaded comment federation 🎉

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/releases/tag/2.0.0

Thanks #Automattic @mattwiebe @kanru @linos @mediaformat @mat @webrocker @sentynel and @janboddez for your contributions

https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

Release 2.0.0 · Automattic/wordpress-activitypub

What's Changed Normalize attributes that can have mixed value types by @pfefferle in #586 some phpcs fixes by @pfefferle in #590 WebFinger: Add support for URLs by @pfefferle in #594 Remove deprec...

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