The proxy acts as a filter between users to the website services.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — An instant messaging application Whatsapp announced their service from now on can connect to a proxy server.
The proxy acts as a filter between users to the website services. If you use a proxy, users can bypass censorship or bans on certain sites.
Reuters on Friday (6/1/2023) reported that support for proxies can be found in the latest version of the WhatsApp application. Support for connecting to proxies is intended so that users can continue to use WhatsApp when the instant messaging service dies in one location. “In case the outages continue, we hope this solution helps people who need secure and reliable communications,” WhatsApp said in a statement.
WhatsApp users in countries like Iran and Syria are using VPN due to censorship. In September, WhatsApp said it does not block mobile numbers with Iranian codes.
Iran has banned access to Meta Platforms applications, especially WhatsApp and Instagram after protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old woman had previously been arrested by Tehran’s morality police for “inappropriate clothing”.
source: Between
