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# French local authorities launch Matrix network to replace WhatsApp
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-14-adullact-matrix-federation-whatsapp-replacement/
- Published: 2026-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-04T03:53:31.000Z
- Description: ADULLACT and the Déclic network launched a federated, self-hosted Matrix messaging network for French local authorities to replace WhatsApp and Teams. A four-body pilot preceded a planned rollout to around 10,000 authorities from January 2027, with Tchap interconnection due by year end.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Smart City Mag, 18 September 2026](https://www.smartcitymag.fr/article/1894/l-adullact-lance-une-alternative-souveraine-a-whatsapp-pour-les-collectivites?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the rollout reaches its targeted 10,000 local authorities or that Tchap interconnection is completed.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +6 of 36 possible. self-hosted French Matrix network launched to replace WhatsApp/Teams; national rollout planned, not yet reached. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)