Rubika

Rubika Persian: سوپرپیام‌رسان اپلیکیشن روبیکا is a proprietary, cross-platform Iranian messaging app. It is sponsored by the public-private mobile telecommunications companies Tusca holding, Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran, and MTN Irancell. Rubika features include a free digital assistant, video calls, business pages and shopping channels, creator ads monetization, photo sharing, live broadcast, TV and video streaming, payment wallet, dark mode, Balad maps and required-to-purchase Bime free health insurance.[1][2][3][4] The platform has 15.5 million daily and 35-40 million monthly users.[5] It has financial backed equal to all Iranian startups.

The app offers state sanctioned ads.[6][7]

Security

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Rubika was banned and lost its media license for streaming movies in 2020.[8][9] It was removed by Google Play Protect in 2022.[10][11] It is surveilled in part through Hamrahe aval Digital platform monitoring center.[12]

Software forks

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References

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  1. ^ "Salamat insurance requirement install Iran messenger". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "هزینه 2 هزار و 500 میلیاردی برای "قلق‌گیری" روبیکا – تجارت‌نیوز". tejaratnews.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "«ایتا» و «روبیکا» بیشترین اقبال را در میان ۵ پیام رسان داخلی دارند". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "روایت کیهان از برخورد صداوسیما با روبیکا / دریغ از ایده‌ای واحد و عملگرایانه برای مواجهه با محتوای هنجار شکنانه". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ محمودی, مهرک; حنارود, لیلا (11 December 2022). "وزیرارتباطات اعلام کرد: روبیکا با ۱۵.۲ میلیون کاربر روزانه پر طرفدارترین پیام‌رسان داخلی". پیوست (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/1649.ir/roubikapackage
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/1649.ir/news/65/%D8%AC%D8%B2%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D9%88-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF
  8. ^ "مجوز اپلیکیشن روبیکا 'به دلیل تخلفات گسترده باطل شد'". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ فردا, رادیو (18 August 2021). "پلیس فتا می‌گوید تخلفات نرم‌افزار ایرانی روبیکا را پیگیری می‌کند". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "هشدار گوگل به کاربران اندروید در باره "جاسوسی" پیام‌رسان ایرانی روبیکا". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ^ "SATRA calls for explanation after Google Play removes Iranian apps". Tehran Times. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Hamrah-e Aval Digital Platforms Monitoring Center Inaugurated". Tehran Times. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.