proxies are ok too

sherzodr — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:30:00 +0000

But they are also used to apply restrictions. For example, in schools all the internet connections go through school proxies that filter all the pages for content.

Shaun — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:14:28 +0000

They're pretty much used to mask your ip address, if you're banned from websites via ip address, you can browse it by going through a proxy or use it for any other reason in which you can't do something via your current ip.
pr0gr4mm3r is right too, a lot of people do use them to bypass internet restrictions from their offices etc.

pr0gr4mm3r — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:15:17 +0000

Some people use them to hide their IP address. Others use the to bypass filters on their Internet connection (eg browse MySpace from work/school).