Governments want to move away from “platforms over which we have no control,” says Dutch minister.
European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/20/dutch-government-tests-european-messaging-app-reduce-reliance-whatsapp
13 Comments
mcbang2000@piefed.social · 52 pts · 126d
"people being forced to stop using torment nexus" is an interesting stance
parson0@startrek.website · 40 pts · 126d
Fuck politico - actually time to block all links.
grranibal@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 126d
Don’t click, don’t share
Blaze@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 124d
Updated to this: https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/20/dutch-government-tests-european-messaging-app-reduce-reliance-whatsapp
parson0@startrek.website · 1 pts · 124d
Thank you!
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 35 pts · 126d
Well, naturally. There’s all kinds of issues with casual messaging apps in regulated environments.
They should never have been on it in the first place.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 pts · 126d
Politico is openly Zionist. Declared so by the CEO that any of their journalists that aren’t Zionist should leave. FYI, now ya know
DaGreenGobbo@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 126d
In 2021, Politico was reportedly acquired for over $1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company.[6] Axel Springer's CEO Mathias Döpfner said that Politico employees would be required to adhere to the company's principles of support for Israel, support for a united Europe, and a free-market economy.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico
Blaze@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 124d
Updated to this: https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/20/dutch-government-tests-european-messaging-app-reduce-reliance-whatsapp
thefluffiest@feddit.nl · 25 pts · 126d
Good
myrmidex@belgae.social · 20 pts · 126d
That's akin to saying prison forces pedophiles off children.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 126d
led
corey931@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 122d
I’d love to move to Element but nobody’s there. It’s already been a struggle to get people over to Signal and that one’s got more momentum. Maybe the EU taking a louder stance could create some? Idk