On October 23, 2025, Reddit initiated legal proceedings against Perplexity AI along with three data - scraping entities: Oxylabs UAB, AWMProxy, and SerpApi. The social media platform alleged that these parties engaged in the unauthorized extraction of data from its platform. Specifically, Oxylabs UAB and similar companies were found to gather data via Google search results and then proceed to resell it. Meanwhile, Perplexity AI acquired data from at least one of these companies with the intention of using it for training its AI models. With the burgeoning demand for data among AI models, the significance of Reddit's extensive data repository has become more and more evident. In response to this situation, Reddit has already entered into data - usage agreements with prominent tech giants such as OpenAI and Alphabet. At the same time, it has been taking decisive legal action against companies that attempt to scrape its data without permission. Earlier in the same year, Reddit lodged a comparable lawsuit against Anthropic in a San Francisco court, demonstrating its firm stance against unauthorized data - scraping activities.