Is screen scraping still a reliable way to extract data from websites? or What are the best tools and

Yeah, screen scraping is still doable, but you gotta be smart. I use Playwright now—way faster than Selenium and handles dynamic content better.

For anti-bot stuff, residential proxies are king. Bright Data’s good but pricey. Free option? Try free proxies, but expect high failure rates.

Also, mimic human behavior: random delays, mouse movements, etc.