EC users should be afraid of a US kill switch - not some new software

EU executive branch is building a sovereign backup with Element, not replacing Teams.

The short version

• Not yet anyway You'd swear from the over-the-top reactions that someone is threatening to take European Commission workers' dogs out back and shoot them.
• Because the EC is deploying a self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Teams to keep staff communicating if Microsoft's service becomes unavailable.
• To be clear, the Commission isn't replacing Teams with Element Pro ; it's setting up a backup.

What happened

But according to a Politico report, users are having fits. Element is "absolute shit," rants one.

Why it matters

Another proclaims: "The US would 'instantly win the war' if it ever decided to switch off its technology." Uh, guy, that's exactly the point.

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