A judge rejected Perplexity’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which accuses the AI startup and three data-scraping services of vacuuming up Reddit’s content without permission. Ben Lee, Reddit’s chief legal officer, says in a statement to The Verge that the ruling “brings us one step closer to holding bad actors accountable:” > Reddit supports responsible access to public content, but we oppose companies that bypass our protections, ignore our rules, and profit off our communities without permission.
Emma Roth is a news writer at The Verge. She covers a wide range of topics in the tech industry, with a particular focus on the streaming industry, artificial intelligence, and the relationship between government and Big Tech. Emma's work has been featured in various publications including MakeUseOf, TechWiki, and Times Observer.














