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Ask HN: Why are websites increasingly making use of STUN and TURN servers?
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dj0k3r
2y ago
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For instance, LinkedIn loads google's STUN on the login page. I understand the need for STUN for sites like google meet or zoom, but some sites clearly don't necessarily need it.
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curious_curios
2y ago
It’s probably being employed to detect bots, scrapers, and users behind VPNs.
meiraleal
2y ago
LinkedIn has real-time p2pfeatures and they use webrtc for that.
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