Are plain proxies still reliable for basic anonymity and scraping? or What's the best way to use plai

Plain proxies are kinda hit or miss these days. If you're just doing light scraping, they *can* work, but sites are getting smarter.

I switched to rotating datacenter proxies (like from ProxyRack or Smartproxy) and it’s been way better. Still affordable, but way fewer blocks.

If you’re sticking with plain proxies, try rotating user-agents and adding delays between requests. Helps a bit, but honestly, it’s a band-aid fix.