Welcome to AnarchyPlanet's Matrix server!

What is Matrix?

Matrix is an open-source protocol for decentralized, real-time communication. What does this mean? Well, let's compare it to a well-known example: Twitter, which is closed-source and centralized. Closed-source means that the Twitter code is a secret. Only Twitter employees know how it works, and so no one outside of Twitter can look at the code to see if it properly protects the security of users. And centralized means that everyone's data is stored in one place--Twitter's servers--and is controlled entirely by Twitter.

In contrast, Matrix is a communication platform that openly publishes their code for anyone to audit and modify. Anyone can run a Matrix instance, and each of these instances can communicate with each other. It has advantages and disadvantages, which is something the anarchist community should take seriously and discuss fervently.

AnarchyPlanet hosts a Matrix server of its own at riot.anarchyplanet.org. You're welcome to join, but it cannot be done here--this is merely the address of the server, not the website. To create an account for the AnarchyPlanet Matrix server, visit https://anarchy.chat, and enter aplanet as the registration code.