The company, "Meta", which owns the "Facebook" platform, announced the launch of a new feature to support users of the "WhatsApp" application, in an attempt to provide continuous communication if its services are blocked or disabled.
The company said that it "put power in the hands of the people" in the event of an internet shutdown, as the application allows the implementation of a proxy service with the ability to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organizations around the world.
We continue to fight for your right to communicate freely and privately.
Now, when connecting to WhatsApp directly is not possible, you can stay connected around the world through a server set up by volunteers and organizations dedicated to helping others communicate freely.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) January 5, 2023
In addition, WhatsApp encourages its users to help set up proxy servers in areas that face online scrutiny and bans.
The company confirmed that it continues to protect communications through end-to-end encryption, ensuring that it remains secure and invisible to anyone in between.
The company has put a link through which you can see more information on how to obtain the new service.
WhatsApp Company.. establishment and development
In Mountain View, California, in the United States, WhatsApp was founded in February 2009 by American Brian Actin and Ukrainian Yan Koum, who worked together at Yahoo.
And “WhatsApp” is a name inspired by the English word “what’s up” that is used to ask about what is new between families and friends, and it is an indication of the social nature of the application.
On February 20, 2014, the American company, Facebook, announced its acquisition of “WhatsApp”, in a deal worth $ 19 billion, in an effort to enhance its popularity, especially among the younger generation.
And the WhatsApp application has become the most widely used messaging application in the world, with an active user base of more than two billion active users per month, according to data published by the “ACN” organization concerned with e-commerce and “media”.
The number of users of the application has increased by about half a billion users around the world, compared to the number of its registered users 5 years ago, when it reached 1.5 billion users in 2017.
Only the “Facebook” application and network, which is used today by nearly 3 billion active subscribers around the world, surpasses the “WhatsApp” application in the number of users.