Service for instant messaging WhatsApp now allows users to connect through proxy servers in order to stay online if the internet is blocked or disrupted due to shutdowns.
The technology behemoth, which is owned by Meta, stated that it hoped blackouts like those in Iran would "never occur" again.
They denied human rights and "cut people off from receiving urgent help".
WhatsApp is asking its global community to volunteer proxies to help people "communicate freely," and it will provide instructions on how to do so.
"Connecting via proxy maintains the same high level of privacy and security that WhatsApp provides," the company wrote in a blog post.
"Your personal messages will continue to be protected by end-to-end encryption, ensuring they remain between you and the person with whom you are communicating."
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