> Those are some of the few companies that are large enough to oppose government They're more likely to cooperate with governments because they have so much to

> Those are some of the few companies that are large enough to oppose government They're more likely to cooperate with governments because they have so much to lose. All the big guys are caving in to China for example because they don't want to lose that sweet 1+ billion consumer market. Yes even Google. Check maps.google.cn and see the border around the South China Sea. And also their interests are much more aligned with the governments, being entities similar in size and controlled by huge shareholder interest groups. Oh and finally most of them don't even pretend to oppose government interests. Even Apple. The best thing about Matrix is that both the software and the network is open and decentralised. This is why I prefer it over Signal (which even frowns on third party clients)