One Zero One

Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast kicks off with a fantastic deep dive into the Matrix.org Foundation, a not-for-profit open source project, defining new pragmatic open standards and reference implementations to create a new, open, decentralised IP messaging and VoIP ecosystem for the internet. Matthew Hodgson and Amandine Le Pape, Co-Founders at Matrix.org joined One Zero One's host Peter Gothard to tell our listeners about the purpose, mission and real-world applications of the Matrix project. Matthew describes Matrix as "a fascinating microcosm of the wider open internet”, and that the 11M+ addressable users “span the full spectrum of humanity." Matrix’s initial goal is to fix the problem of fragmented IP communications: letting users message and call each other without having to care what app the other user is on - making it as easy as sending an email. Interestingly of these millions of users, government bodies across the world are now considering the decentralised approach to communications,