Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence startup, lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Reddit, a social news platform, over allegations that Perplexity scraped Reddit content without permission. The ruling, issued on July 31, 2026, by a U.S. court, allows Reddit's claims of copyright infringement and breach of terms of service to proceed, potentially setting a precedent for AI data-scraping disputes.
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/perplexity-ai-loses-bid-toss-reddit-lawsuit-over-data-scraping-2026-07-31/
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