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Countries around the world are becoming wary of their relationship with the United States amid fear of tariffs.
In such a climate, France has decided to step away from US technology. On Thursday, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that government officials will stop using American-owned video conference software in favour of those developed in France itself in a bid to reduce dependence on US digital infrastructure.
For this, they will begin using the new video conferencing platform Visio, developed by the French government, instead of American-owned Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The rollout is scheduled to be completed by 2027, with around 40,000 users already onboard.
Here's a look at how Europe is cutting ties with US technologies.
In such a climate, France has decided to step away from US technology. On Thursday, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that government officials will stop using American-owned video conference software in favour of those developed in France itself in a bid to reduce dependence on US digital infrastructure.
For this, they will begin using the new video conferencing platform Visio, developed by the French government, instead of American-owned Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The rollout is scheduled to be completed by 2027, with around 40,000 users already onboard.
Here's a look at how Europe is cutting ties with US technologies.
