Methods and systems for implementing a regionally contiguous proxy service

A system for selecting an exit node to implement a user request comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
• a proxy infrastructure geographically closest to a user device configured to:
• receive a user request;
• analyze the user request for user-defined preferences, including whether the user request specifies geolocation settings for an exit node;
• wherein,
• if the user request indicates the geolocation settings, the proxy infrastructure identifies the exit node according to the geolocation settings;
• if the user request does not indicate the geolocation settings, the proxy infrastructure identifies an alternative exit node in geographical proximity to the proxy infrastructure;
• select, by the proxy infrastructure from a repository unit, the exit node or the alternative exit node, as appropriate;
• establish, by the proxy infrastructure, a connection between the exit node and the target of the user request or between the alternative exit node and the target of the user request, as appropriate.