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EU Commission adopts Element as sovereign alternative to Teams

Original: 🇪🇺 Anche la Commissione UE usa Element come alternativa sovrana a Microsoft Teams! La Commissione Europea ha infatti ado

The European Commission has adopted Element, a messaging platform built on the Matrix protocol, as an alternative to Microsoft Teams. The move is being presented as a step toward greater European digital sovereignty, reducing dependence on US-based software providers. Observers note the decision reflects growing EU interest in open-source, self-hosted tools, though some remain cautious about how far the sovereignty push will go in practice.

Why now: Europe's push for digital sovereignty is a hot topic, and an EU institution dropping a dominant US platform for an open-source European tool is a concrete example.

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• 🇪🇺 Anche la Commissione UE usa Element come alternativa sovrana a Microsoft Teams! La Commissione Europea ha infatti adottato Element, basato su Matrix, come alternativa a Teams. Una scelta interessante nel percorso verso una maggiore sovranità digitale europea, anche se a… · filippodb@pixelfed.uno · 13

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