School chats in six Russian regions will be transferred to the Max messenger.
A pilot project to transfer school chats to the national messenger Max entered the republics of Tatarstan, Mari El and Altai, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, as well as the Vladimir and Tver regions.
The transition is expected to take two months—from September 1 to November 1. School chats on the Sferum educational platform and VK Messenger will be closed.
There are no formal penalties for refusing to use the messenger, but "if class discussions or parent chats are moved to Max, refusing the service could isolate the parent from these processes," считает Lawyer Anton Smirnov.
In the fall of 2023, teachers, parents and children will be mass translated from the "enemy" WhatsApp to the domestic platform "Sferum".