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    «If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used as a gateway between you and our servers. To help yourself or others re-establish connection to WhatsApp, you can set up a proxy server»

    https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy/

    Comment: I think this app can be useful in countries where governments applies restrictions to WhatsApp use.

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      «If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used as a gateway between you and our servers. To help yourself or others re-establish connection to WhatsApp, you can set up a proxy server»

      https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy/

      Comment: I think this app can be useful in countries where governments applies restrictions to WhatsApp use.

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      @p44 said in WhatsApp proxy:

      «If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used as a gateway between you and our servers. To help yourself or others re-establish connection to WhatsApp, you can set up a proxy server»

      https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy/

      Comment: I think this app can be useful in countries where governments applies restrictions to WhatsApp use.

      It might be worth pursuing this with the privacy-redirect project:

      https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

      This thread might be relevant:

      https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/8218/i-want-a-ballroom-made-entirely-of-waterfalls

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        «If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used as a gateway between you and our servers. To help yourself or others re-establish connection to WhatsApp, you can set up a proxy server»

        https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy/

        Comment: I think this app can be useful in countries where governments applies restrictions to WhatsApp use.

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        @p44 out of curiosity, wouldn't using a different app like Signal bypass this issue?

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          @p44 out of curiosity, wouldn't using a different app like Signal bypass this issue?

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          @humptydumpty It depends on target users, actually WhatsApp is most used platform... There are some countries eg. UAE that blocks all voice and video traffic...

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            @p44 said in WhatsApp proxy:

            «If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used as a gateway between you and our servers. To help yourself or others re-establish connection to WhatsApp, you can set up a proxy server»

            https://github.com/WhatsApp/proxy/

            Comment: I think this app can be useful in countries where governments applies restrictions to WhatsApp use.

            It might be worth pursuing this with the privacy-redirect project:

            https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

            This thread might be relevant:

            https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/8218/i-want-a-ballroom-made-entirely-of-waterfalls

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            @LoudLemur Interesting. Thank's for sharing!

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