Reddit Sues AI Firm Perplexity for Unlawful Data Scraping

Social media platform Reddit has filed a lawsuit in New York against AI startup Perplexity, accusing it of unlawfully scraping vast amounts of user-generated content to train its AI-based search engine. Reddit alleges that Perplexity worked with data-scraping companies to circumvent its protective measures. The lawsuit is one of several recent cases where content owners are taking legal action against AI firms for using their material without permission or licensing, highlighting the growing legal battle over data rights in the AI era.