# Proxy Please: Help People Connect to Signal

DevFeed: [Proxy Please: Help People Connect to Signal](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/proxy-please-help-people-connect-to-signal-1811.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/proxy-please/>)

Published: 2024-08-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tls.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

## AI overview

Signal describes its built-in censorship circumvention feature and TLS proxy support for helping people communicate when Signal is blocked. The proxy works on Android and iOS, and volunteers can deploy proxy servers for others to use.

## Source excerpt

Several countries have recently blocked Signal, leaving their residents without a trusted and safe place to communicate. To help in this situation, Signal provides a built-in censorship circumvention feature and also includes support for a simple TLS proxy that can bypass these blocks in many circumstances and let people communicate privately. Read more...