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# What are proxies?

Proxies act as intermediaries between your device and the internet, routing your requests through different IP addresses. Swiftproxy offers high-quality, ethically sourced residential IPs from all over the world, enabling you to bypass geo-restrictions, CAPTCHAs, IP bans, and avoid detection. Our proxies support a wide range of use cases such as web scraping, ad verification, social media management, and more, all with high success rates and stable connections.