Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity and three data‑scraping companies—SerApi, OxyLabs and AWMProxy—accusing them of extracting Reddit content from search results without a license. The complaint alleges that the defendants used the scraped material to power AI answer engines, violating Reddit’s licensing terms. Reddit, which has begun licensing its data to major tech firms, is seeking damages and an injunction to stop further unauthorized use. The case underscores the growing tension between online platforms and AI developers over the use of publicly available content for training models. Read more →

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity and three data‑scraping service providers—SerpApi, Oxylabs and AWMProxy—accusing them of large‑scale, unlawful circumvention of the platform’s data protections. The complaint alleges that Perplexity, as a customer of at least one scraper, used stolen Reddit content to power its AI answer engine despite a cease‑and‑desist letter sent in May 2024. Reddit claims the defendants’ tactics amount to a data‑laundering operation that threatens the value of its user‑generated content, which the company has begun licensing to AI firms such as OpenAI and Google. Read more →