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Reddit is suing Perplexity AI, claiming the company stole Reddit content to train its AI systems, and has asked a federal judge to prevent Proskauer Rose from representing Perplexity due to a conflict of interest. In October 2025, Reddit accused Perplexity of illegally scraping data from its forums for use in their AI technology. Proskauer contends it does not have a conflict of interest despite previously working with Reddit and denies ever agreeing not to represent Perplexity.
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In October 2023, Reddit asked a federal judge in Manhattan to prevent Proskauer Rose, its former law firm, from representing Perplexity AI. Reddit claims that Proskauer has a conflict of interest due to previously working on whistleblower cases for the company and earlier agreeing not to represent Perplexity. Reddit argues that Proskauer's actions amount to dropping them like a “hot potato.” In response, Proskauer contends there is no conflict of interest and denies ever promising not to represent Perplexity. This case reflects growing concerns over copyright infringement by AI companies using scraped data from social media platforms.
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Reddit and Perplexity AI clash over law firm’s role in data-scraping case
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Reddit has asked a federal judge to block its former law firm Proskauer Rose from defending Perplexity AI in a lawsuit alleging the AI search start-up company stole Reddit content, arguing it was dropped like a “hot potato” by lawyers who owed it client loyalties.
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In a court filing on Oct 9 in Manhattan federal court, Reddit said Proskauer has a conflict of interest due to its past work for Reddit in a whistleblower case.
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Reddit also said Proskauer earlier vowed it would not represent Perplexity.
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“Proskauer cannot drop Reddit like a hot potato in favour of Perplexity,” Reddit said in its filing.
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Proskauer contends Reddit has no basis to disqualify the firm.
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In a court filing on Oct 9, the firm said its work for Reddit in the whistleblower matter did not create a conflict of interest that should bar the firm from representing Perplexity now.
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that → say → Perplexity
It also denied it ever agreed not to represent Perplexity.
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Reddit declined to comment other than to refer to its court filings.
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Perplexity and Proskauer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Perplexity → respond → comment
The case is part of a wave of copyright cases targeting AI companies over their alleged use of protected content for AI training.
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Proskauer argues Perplexity should be able to rely on its chosen counsel in a case exposing it to large potential damages.
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Reddit filed the lawsuit in 2025, alleging Perplexity illegally scraped its online forums for data it needs for its online “answer engine” system.
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Perplexity has denied Reddit’s copyright infringement claims.
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Perplexity → deny → claims
Reddit has content licensing deals with Google and others for AI training.
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Reddit → have → training
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