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WhatsApp Improves Proxy Protection Against Internet Outages``

Updates to WhatsApp from Meta now allow for more flexibility in the type of content that can be shared in conversations thanks to the proxy feature.

According to WhatsApp, this includes the ability to send and receive images, voice notes, files, stickers, and GIFs. BBC Persian was the first news source to report on the new features.

The introduction of shareable links and streamlining of setup procedures are a few additional improvements. These changes allow users to more easily and automatically share working and legitimate proxy addresses with their contacts. ".

The messaging service formally introduced support for proxy servers in early January. This has made it possible for users to access WhatsApp indirectly despite government-imposed internet censorship and outages.

A reference implementation for configuring a proxy server with open ports 80, 443 or 5222 and a domain name pointing to the server's IP address has also been made available by the company.

According to WhatsApp, a proxy server serves as a gateway for communication between the app and external servers. Users can look for reputable accounts on social media that frequently post verified proxy addresses, which they can then add to their WhatsApp accounts. ".

Internet blackouts have become more frequent around the globe during crises, conflicts, intergroup violence, and to stop exam cheating. At least 187 internet shutdowns were implemented by authorities in 35 different countries in 2022; 80 have already been implemented in the first five months of 2023.

In 2022, India alone enacted 84 shutdowns, making it the leading democratic nation to do so for the fifth consecutive year.