The Russian government has mandated the full transition of all state…
The Russian government has mandated the full transition of all state and municipal employees' work communications to the domestic messaging platform 'Max' by 2030, with a goal of achieving 100% usage of the multi-functional information exchange service based on Max for official communication.
Consensus
- The Russian government has issued an order requiring all state and municipal employees to transition their work communications to the 'Max' messaging platform by 2030.
- By 2030, the share of work-related communications conducted exclusively through the multi-functional information exchange service based on 'Max' must reach 100%.
- The technical support and development of the platform is managed by 'Communication Platform', a subsidiary of VK.
- The order was published on the legal acts portal.
Points of divergence
- In June, Apple removed 'Max' from the App Store due to it being labeled as spyware by Cloudflare, which caused push notifications for iPhone users to stop working. — novaya_eu
- 'Max' and 'VKontakte' were blocked and fully removed from Google Play due to EU sanctions. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (4 sources)
- Authorities plan to transition all public servants to 'Max' by 2030 — Новая газета Европа
- By 2030, civil servants will be forced to switch from 'public messengers' to 'Max' — SOTAvision
- Authorities plan to migrate all public servants to Max by 2030 — Дождь
- Government sets goal to migrate all civil servants to Max by 2030 — Дождь (Telegram)