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Follow @uctodaynewsEuropean Commission officials have criticized Element Pro, a communications platform being trialed as a backup to Microsoft Teams. The Commission introduced the tool this summer to maintain communications if Teams becomes unavailable for technical or political reasons, while Teams will remain in use. This comes amid a wave of European governments increasingly seeking alternatives to US tech.
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