Why we can send emails from gmail to yahoo or outlook but cannot do the same with instant messaging apps like WhatsApp to Messenger or iMessage?
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Email is a standard protocol that Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, adheres to.
Messaging is not, but Matrix IS the same thing as mentioned above, and with growing EU support for interoperability for messaging, things are looking great.
Matrix is a protocol (like IMAP, POP3, etc, for email) and Element is a client that parses the data (like Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo for email). There is also Bridges for Matrix to bring FBM, IG DMs, Discord, Twitter DMs, WhatsApp, and lots of others all into your Element app.
Element runs on Browsers, Apple, Android and Desktop. You can host your own Matrix hardware, and keep your data on your territory.
Its also E2EE.
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