Guides, Tutorials & Insights
Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.
Why the Open Web Matters More in the AI Era
Paywalls, login walls, and app-first content keep narrowing the open web. AI grounding makes that narrowing more expensive. The case for public web access.
James Meadow · April 24, 2026 How Anti-Bot Defense Evolved Past CAPTCHAs
A decade of cat-and-mouse between scrapers and defenders, and where the line has settled. What's changed, what hasn't, and what data teams should do about it.
Chris Collins · April 20, 2026 Introducing Ice Payments on Shifter
Discover seamless crypto transactions with Ice payments on Shifter. Streamline your proxy service purchases and unlock new opportunities with Ice integration.
James Meadow · February 12, 2024 Are Proxies Legal? Web Scraping Laws, Safety and Ethics
Learn when proxy use and web scraping are legal, how rules differ across the US, UK and EU, and what ethical IP sourcing involves.
James Meadow · April 4, 2023 ice Network: The Best Pi Network Alternative
Why users are leaving Pi Network for ice Network. The advantages of mining ice coins and what makes the opportunity more rewarding.
Matt Brown · March 21, 2023 ice Network vs Pi Network: Open Source Wins
Discover why ice Network's open-source model is more transparent & trustworthy than Pi Network's closed codebase for mining digital currencies.
James Meadow · March 1, 2023 4 Simple Reasons Businesses Love To Use Proxies
Businesses love proxies for many reasons. In this article, we focus on the most important benefits for SEO, social media, online sales, and pricing.
Matt Brown · January 24, 2023 Rotating Datacenter Proxies: How They Work and When to Use Them
Learn how rotating datacenter proxies work, where they perform best, their limitations and when ISP proxies are a better alternative.
Matt Brown · January 14, 2023 What Are Rotating Proxies? How Rotation and Sticky Sessions Work
Learn how rotating proxies work, including per-request rotation, sticky sessions, backconnect gateways, setup options and common use cases.
James Meadow · January 6, 2023