WhatsApp, one of the world’s most popular instant messengers, has been banned in several countries, according to the company that owns it, Meta* decided to deal with these limitations and the application can now connect via proxy servers.
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Connection via proxy server is sometimes used for extra protection when surfing the Internet, but this solution also allows you to bypass blocking. As reported in Meta*available for whatsapp users, proxy servers are created “Volunteers and organizations that stand for freedom of communication”. It is emphasized that end-to-end encryption in the messenger continues to work even when connecting through third-party resources, without anyone except the interlocutors gaining access to the content – neither the Meta company can read the correspondence*nor the administration of WhatsApp itself.
The new feature appeared after meta-services were blocked after mass protests in one of the Middle East countries.*, including WhatsApp, which the company says is a violation of human rights. The Messenger administration has also published detailed instructions for anyone to create and configure their own proxy servers. Connection through third-party resources is already available in new versions of the application for iPhone and Android.
* It is included in the list of public associations and religious organizations for which the court made a final decision to liquidate or ban activities on the grounds provided for in Federal Law No. 114-FZ of July 25. 2002 “On Countering Extremist Activities”.
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