The European Commission is deploying a self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Teams so staff can keep communicating if Microsoft's service becomes unavailable. The Register stresses that the Commission is not replacing Teams with Element Pro; it is setting up a backup.
According to a Politico report, some users have complained loudly about the change. The column argues the real concern is dependence on a foreign provider that could switch services off.
Source: theregister.com, reported 10-10. https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/10/ec-users-should-be-afraid-of-a-us-kill-switch-not-some-new-software/5301875