“QR Code” to prevent the exploitation of “Rublix” in bullying … and the filter of suspicious contacts

The head of the Family Awareness Department and the first president to defend the rights of parents on the “Rublix” digital games platform, Dr. Elizabeth Milvidov, revealed the creation of new tools that enable parents to monitor their children’s use of the platform, including accurate statistics on the time of use, the list of friends and purchases.

She emphasized that “Rublix” launched an advanced group of safety tools to protect children and adolescents, among them “reliable contacts” that are verified before the addition process via “QR Code”, in addition to the technique of “checking age”, as well as privacy and digital health tools, and other benefits that enhance safe communication between adolescents.

The «Emirates Today» published an investigation on the seventh of this July, about the parents ’concerns about their children from digital games on the platform, while Elizabeth Milvidov stressed that safety will remain an essential axis in Rublix, and that the new tools enhance the platform site as one of the safest and respectful games platforms.

In detail, the head of the Family Awareness Department and the first president to defend the rights of parents in the “Rublix” digital games platform, Dr. Elizabeth Milvidov, explained that the platform is cooperating with the “Peresuna” platform specialized in identification solutions, as the technique of “selfie analysis” has proven advanced performance in the areas of verification of the face, identifying identity and identifying age.

She explained that the platform adopts an additional safety layer to protect young people, when the verification tool is unable to determine the user’s age accurately, especially if his age is close to 13 years, his access to the feature of “reliable contacts” is prohibited, unless he completes additional achievement steps. These steps include submitting an official identity document, and may later extend to the necessity of obtaining documented approval from one of the parents.

She pointed out that there are two options available on the possibility of re -verification of a user whose request has been rejected despite his claim that he is over 13 years old, saying: “Either he waits 30 days before trying the same way, or to choose an alternative to achieve an alternative, such as verification through personal identity,” adding that verification through documented approval from the parents will be a future option.

And on how Rublix dealt with teenagers who use the accounts of their parents or incorrect ages to bypass the verification system, she made it clear that the system is equipped with controls that depend on the techniques of identifying the face to reduce this type of illegal use.

She added that the platform provides extension resources for helping families to understand how Rublix works, and getting to know the available parental security tools. She pointed out that in some cases, the user’s life is re -verified periodically while using the platform, especially when indicators indicate the introduction of inaccurate information.

Parents called for opening a dialogue with their children on digital safety, and encouraging participation in the game’s experience with them, to enhance joint understanding and use the platform safely and responsible.

Regarding whether the platform maintains users or verification data on its servers, Elizabeth explained that “Rublix” does not store any biometric data and does not have the right to access it. She pointed out that the “Peresuna” company, the approved provider of the verification service, deletes these data within 30 days of its collection, except in exceptional cases where the law requires to be kept for a longer period, such as the presence of a judicial order or an official summons.

She explained that Rublix believes in the importance of enabling adolescents to manage their digital presence consciously, in parallel with supporting the role of the parents in their guidance, noting that the platform provides integrated safety tools that allow a safe and positive environment, and helps parents understand the developments of their children’s world within Rublix, and also allows the feature of linking the father’s account to the teenager account, which allows follow -up activities, such as the games used, and accounts Interacting, duration of use, in addition to receiving alerts about spending inside the platform.

She said that the “reliable contact authorities” was designed to ensure that these parties belong to people who know the user and trust in his real life, to reveal fraud or impersonation.

And it indicated that the addition of a reliable contact can only take place through two specific methods: either by matching the numbers in the phone record, or by wiping the (QR) icon for the other person, which reduces the possibility of plagiarism or bullying by adding unknown ends.

She explained that there are procedures followed if it turns out later that one of the “reliable contacts” posed a danger to the user or practiced a bullying behavior, noting that Rublix applies a proactive monitoring system that includes all forms of communication, including messages with reliable contacts, with the aim of monitoring any harmful behavior such as manipulation or exploitation, pointing to the seriousness of dealing with any reports or indicators to violate policies, Where the necessary measures are taken immediately, to protect users and ensure a safe and positive digital environment.

Regarding the difference between the unpleasant chatting within the “reliable contacts” and regular chat, she explained that the “reliable communication authorities” feature gives users greater freedom in exchanging personal information, while constantly committing to community standards and strict supervision operations on the platform, with the application of an accurate filter of content and unparalleled communication, and monitoring all conversations to ensure a safe environment. We also encourage users to take advantage of the feature of reporting any abuse or violation, and this feature is not available to users under the age of 13, as it is forbidden to share personal information for them, and their content is subject to strict filtering and continuous monitoring.

Regarding the possibility of adolescents automatically in playing times and organizing the use of the screen, and the extent of the supervision of the parents on that, she made it clear that Rublix seeks to achieve an accurate balance between giving adolescents their independence and ensuring their safety, for this new tools have been developed that help adolescents to set health boundaries to use the platform, which gives them the ability to manage their digital lives with confidence and responsibility, and these tools are available to all users, but they meet the needs Teenagers in particular.

As for children under the age of 13, parents can allocate their children’s experience on Roblix, starting with the type of permitted content, through communication spaces, leading to determining the time allowed daily on the platform. Parental control tools also provide parents, the ability to monitor their children’s accounts and make appropriate decisions, according to the needs and preferences of each family.

She pointed to the development of all advantages of safety and privacy, including the design of “appearance control” and “non -inconvenience” and testing to evaluate its psychological impact in the targeted groups, based on the observations of reliable partners, including the Rublix Council for Teenage Care, and the Consultative Council for Safety and reliability, along with specialized external institutions, such as the Digital Safety Laborat Lab) at Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Family Safety Institute. These tools have been subjected to accurate tests to ensure their psychological and practical effectiveness across the various family groups.

380 million users

The number of active users per month on the Rublix platform by mid -2025 was about 380 million users, which makes it one of the largest digital gaming platforms in the world in terms of the base of users. These popular numbers reflect the increasingly popular platform between age groups and interests. In the same period, the number of active users per day reached 85.3 million users, on average between two and seven hours a day on the platform, whether in play, communication or toys.

• Roblix does not store any biometric data, and does not have the right to access it, and all data are deleted within 30 days.