A request leaves pydoll / your Chrome and the target logs whoever it came from. Direct, it logs your real IP. Through a proxy, it logs the proxy's exit IP and you are masked. The route loops in place; flip the controls to change it.
your machine · 127.0.0.1 · no auth
pydoll your Chrome
189.6.44.12 · BR
local forwarder
127.0.0.1:1081
HTTP proxy
74.63.201.8 · US
target site
httpbin.org/ip
GET /ip
the target logs·waiting for the request…
httpbin.org, access log
routetypeexit region: requestresponse
The IP is only one signal. Anti-bot systems weigh its reputation (residential > datacenter) and cross-check its country against your timezone and languages.