Can someone explain what are proxies and how do they work? or What are proxies and why would I need o

Proxies = middleman servers. You connect to them, they connect to the site. The site sees the proxy, not you.

They’re not just for hiding IPs though. Companies use them for:
- Web scraping (without getting blocked)
- SEO tracking (checking localized search results)
- Security (filtering malicious traffic)

Speed? Depends. Shared proxies suck, private ones are better.

Check out ProxyRack if you wanna test a few.