Reddit Files Lawsuit Alleging Perplexity AI Illegally Harvested Content via Google Search
Reddit has initiated legal action against AI search engine Perplexity, claiming it worked with data scraping companies to improperly extract Reddit content from Google search results. The lawsuit alleges these actions circumvented technological safeguards, violating copyright and unfair competition laws. Perplexity denies wrongdoing, framing the suit as an intimidation tactic in Reddit’s broader data licensing negotiations.
Legal Action Over Alleged Data Scraping
In a significant legal move, Reddit has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence search provider Perplexity, sources indicate. The complaint, submitted on Wednesday, alleges that Perplexity collaborated with several data scraping firms to illegally harvest Reddit content from Google search results. According to reports, this activity allegedly bypassed anti-scraping measures that represent substantial investments for both Google and Reddit.