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EDF deploys French sovereign messaging app Private Discuss to staff

EDF selected Lyon-based Private Discuss as its sovereign messaging platform after a European tender. It deployed the tool to more than 23,000 employees from 31 October 2025 to shield sensitive communications from the US Cloud Act.

Verified Editor-read Solutions-Numeriques, 31 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that EDF has removed Microsoft Teams or other foreign tools elsewhere, only that this sovereign alternative now covers part of its workforce.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13. How the record is made

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