The government has mandated that Russian state officials fully…
The government has mandated that Russian state officials fully transfer their work chats to domestic messaging apps by 2030. Russian state officials must switch to domestic messaging applications by the year 2030.
Consensus
- The Russian government has mandated that all state employees must fully transition to the domestic messaging platform MAX for work communications by 2030.
- The transition is part of a strategic direction aimed at ensuring data security and increasing reliance on national digital infrastructure.
- The document outlining this requirement was published on the official legal acts portal.
- By 2030, 100% of government employees' work communications must be conducted exclusively through MAX or other domestic information exchange services.
- The Ministry of Digital Development (Minцифры) Russia has been tasked with implementing the strategy in coordination with other state bodies and non-budgetary organizations.
Points of divergence
- By March, all Russian schools had organized chats in MAX, involving over 20 million teachers and students; MINPРОСВЕЩЕНИЯ Sergey Kravtsov reported this to President Putin. — kommersant
- On July 16, the MAX app became unavailable for download in Google Play, along with VK, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru, and Dzen; however, already installed apps continue to function normally. — vedomosti
- On July 13, the European Union imposed sanctions on VK and the legal entity responsible for MAX; Apple removed MAX from App Store, prompting a response from Rostelecom's CEO who called Apple 'enemies'. — vm
- MAX is described as a secure messaging platform that integrates government services such as access to school diaries, assignments, and admissions. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Russian civil servants will be required to switch to domestic messengers by 2030 — Коммерсантъ
- Russian civil servants must switch to domestic messengers by 2030 — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Civil servants will be transferred to Max by 2030 — Ведомости
- Government Decides to Migrate All Public Servants to MAX by 2030 — Вечерняя Москва
- Civil servants must transfer work chats to MAX by 2030 — Вести