President Vladimir Putin ordered to establish support for the Russian messenger. The Cabinet should integrate state and banking services into it.
With the participation of the Bank of Russia, organize work to support the development of the Russian instant messaging service (messenger).
Including giving Russians the opportunity to use the most necessary public services and services of banks and other organizations with its help. Responsible — Mikhail Mishustin. Deadline for completion — August 15, 2025.
Putin also instructed to create conditions for the stable and safe functioning of the Russian segment of the Internet, including for the development of the Russian instant messaging service.
The Cabinet of Ministers must submit a report by September 1, the responsible person is Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko.
The day before, it became known that a million users had registered in the Russian messenger MAX. According to service representatives, the largest number of new users came from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Kazan.
Earlier, Putin stated that the Internet should obey the country's internal legislation. However, banning everything in a row on the Internet, according to the head of state, is counterproductive.
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