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  "description": "In this video we explain how you can setup a Signal Proxy to help people access Signal in countries where it is blocked.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T17:00:27.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.privacyguides.org",
  "tags": [
    "https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-TLS-Proxy",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall",
    "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
    "https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/",
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    "https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys-on-ubuntu-22-04",
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  "textContent": "Signal is a great option to protect the privacy of your messages, but due to it's centralization it can be easily blocked by governments. In this video we'll explain how you can setup a Signal Proxy to help people access Signal in countries where Signal is blocked.\n\n#### Sources\n\n1:10 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-TLS-Proxy\n\n1:21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall\n\n4:40 https://discuss.privacyguides.net\n\n7:03 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-TLS-Proxy\n\n7:21 https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/\n\n10:26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncomplicated_Firewall\n\n10:53 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys-on-ubuntu-22-04\n\n11:09 https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/guard/debian-ubuntu/updates/\n\n11:39 https://mastodon.social/search?q=%23signalproxy\n\n\n",
  "title": "Help Defeat Censorship - How To Run A Signal Proxy",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T17:00:30.202Z"
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