https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/decentralized-matrix-messaging-network-says-it-now-has-115m-users
The team behind the Matrix open standard and real-time communication protocol has announced the release of its second major version, bringing end-to-end encryption to group VoIP, faster loading times, and more.
Genuine question: If the network is decentralized, how are they able to determine the amount of users on the system?
The article mentions opt-in usage reporting, but that would only indicate there's around 115 million users actively reporting that they're using it, right?
Correct. Home server operators need to opt-in to reporting (it’s off by default). On top of that, users on home servers who have opted in to reporting also need to opt in to analytics. So there are potentially many more users than are being reported to the matrix org.
I have not had this issue on Matrix.org ever since I had an account, I don't use it much but I use it occasionally and yeah, no issues. This seems to be an instance related problem rather than a matrix one
I've been enjoying matrix so much over the last couple of years. Its so nice having all the choices of clients and for me the best part, all those bridges. Everybody I have a conversation with, over the fact that i dont care where they contact me because I will just get it on the same client anyway, are always envious. (It's the subtle of flexes :D) I hope we will get client side bridging one day. Ahh and of course p2p matrix. There are just so many awesome ideas and prototypes flying around matrix :)
There is no way that is true. For context that would be 3 times the population of California