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		arianvanp 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn't taken over th... Most video calling software uses STUN NAT hole punching and not central relay servers. You are definitely publicly routed when you call through Google Meet or WhatsApp or FaceTime

lazylizard 24 days ago | [–]

https://atscaleconference.com/calling-relay-infrastructure-a...

if i read this right, whatsapp calls go thru relay servers?

stavros 25 days ago | [–]

To be fair, I think Google Meet with multiple participants still uses a relay server, instead of N^2 streams, but I may be wrong.

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