--- title: Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says... description: Meta is switching its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack, with AI chief Alexandr Wang citing Slack's conversational interface, developer... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there | daily.dev og:description: Meta is switching its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack, with AI chief Alexandr Wang citing Slack's conversational interface, developer... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6fMLFhi1u.png og:image:alt: Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta is switching its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack, with AI chief Alexandr Wang citing Slack's conversational interface, developer tooling, and third-party integrations as the strongest platform for AI agents. Meanwhile, European governments have spent two years moving the opposite direction, adopting sovereign, self-hosted alternatives like Matrix-based Tchap in France (600,000+ users) and openDesk in Germany, prioritizing server control over ecosystem integrations. The EU Data Act now caps and eventually eliminates provider switching fees by January 2027, making it easier for organizations to move between services, though the sovereign stacks Europe favors currently lack comparable agent ecosystems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Meta switching from Google Chat to Slack? Meta is moving its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack because AI chief Alexandr Wang says Slack is the strongest platform available for AI agents, citing its conversational interface, developer tooling, and third-party integrations. The decision reflects choosing the platform with the largest ecosystem of existing integrations rather than simply the best chat tool. _Teams weighing collaboration tools around AI agent support can track platform comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ### What are the new EU Data Act rules on switching cloud or SaaS providers? Under the EU Data Act, a provider may require at most two months' notice before a customer switches away, and must complete the data transfer within 30 days. Switching charges are capped at cost until 12 January 2027, after which they are prohibited entirely. The rules apply to software as a service, not just infrastructure providers. _Engineers planning vendor migrations under new EU rules can follow regulatory changes like this on daily.dev._ ### What sovereign chat and collaboration alternatives are European governments adopting instead of Slack or Teams? France uses Tchap, a Matrix-based messenger with over 600,000 users running on certified sovereign infrastructure, as part of a 2027 deadline to replace Teams and Zoom for 2.5 million civil servants. Germany's Schleswig-Holstein moved 44,000 mailboxes off proprietary software, saving €15M, and the International Criminal Court, Bundeswehr, and Swiss Post run openDesk or Matrix-based stacks. _Developers evaluating self-hosted Matrix-based stacks against SaaS tools can compare options on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-takes-on-openai-and-anthropic-in-enterprise-ai-lw2vvpbhi) · TechCentral · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Slack evolves to support agentic capabilities built on conversational data](https://daily.dev/posts/slack-evolves-to-support-agentic-capabilities-built-on-conversational-data-gmeeqtxvw) · SD Times · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#slack](https://daily.dev/tags/slack) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T19:09:17.832Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T19:10:34.743Z","description":"Meta is switching its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack, with AI chief Alexandr Wang citing Slack's conversational interface, developer...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/05b201e6b353ed8f835ddd771303ff7b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/05b201e6b353ed8f835ddd771303ff7b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,slack","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Meta is dropping Google Chat for Slack because it says agents work better there"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-dropping-google-chat-for-slack-because-it-says-agents-work-better-there-6fmlfhi1u#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is Meta switching from Google Chat to Slack?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Meta is moving its internal communications from Google Chat to Slack because AI chief Alexandr Wang says Slack is the strongest platform available for AI agents, citing its conversational interface, developer tooling, and third-party integrations. 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