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Judge Denies Perplexity AI Dismissal, Reddit Lawsuit Moves Forward

8/1/2026

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U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected Perplexity AI’s motion to dismiss Reddit’s copyright suit.
Reddit says Perplexity scraped its pages without permission to train an AI search engine.
The complaint alleges Perplexity collaborated with Oxylabs of Lithuania, AWMProxy of Russia, and SerpApi of Texas, which its attorney says accesses public search results not protected by Reddit.
Reddit seeks monetary damages and a court order barring Perplexity from using its data.

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U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected Perplexity AI’s motion to dismiss Reddit’s copyright suit.
Reddit says Perplexity scraped its pages without permission to train an AI search engine.
The complaint alleges Perplexity collaborated with Oxylabs of Lithuania, AWMProxy of Russia, and SerpApi of Texas, which its attorney says accesses public search results not protected by Reddit.
Reddit seeks monetary damages and a court order barring Perplexity from using its data.