dit.whatsapp.net - floods the DNS with requests when blocked

[hagezi]

Which AdBlocker/DNS cloud service do you use?

AdGuard DNS

Other

No response

ControlD users

• IMPORTANT - I assure that I have not set the Block Response in ControlD to Custom or Branded and can confirm that the problem still occurs.

NextDNS users

• IMPORTANT - I can assure that I disabled the block page in NextDNS and can confirm that the problem still occurs.

With which block list(s) does the problem occur?

Multi LIGHT, Multi NORMAL

Which domain(s) should be unblocked?

dit.whatsapp.net

Why should the domain(s) be unblocked?

Floods the dns with requests when blocked, possible battery drain on mobile devices.
If not blocked, 1-2 requests are made per day.

Used for de-identified telemetry (DIT, anonymized telemetry) to collect integrity, reliability and performance data, see: https://faq.whatsapp.com/538382354780857/

Unblocking in the relaxed lists (Light and Normal) only.

Privacy

• I confirm that the report does not contain any private information.

[github-actions]

Thank you for your support. The issue is scheduled to be fixed in the next release. You will be notified when the issue is finally fixed.

[jarelllama]

I only have one request for dit.whatsapp.net in my 90 day log. Might be a region thing.

[hagezi]

That may well be the case, perhaps the platform also plays a role. I can confirm the behavior for iOS devices. One of the top blocked domains in the family networks. If you unblock it, the requests are drastically reduced.