In his letter, the public figure noted that in accordance with the Constitution and federal legislation, citizens have the right to make official appeals to state and municipal authorities.

In most cases, as he clarified, this right is exercised through traditional mail or electronic communications through the official Internet resources of the relevant authorities.

At the same time, he noted that at the regional level, attempts have been made recently to use social networks for official communications with citizens.

“The Association of Professional Users of Social Networks and Messengers is asking you to consider the possibility of amending federal legislation in order to develop uniform rules for using domestic social networks as tools for submitting official electronic applications of citizens to federal, regional, municipal authorities through their official accounts. ", - the appeal says.

Earlier it became known that Roskomnadzor began to form a register of social networks in Russia.