Reddit Accuses 'Data Scraper' Companies of Stealing Its Information(nytimes.com)
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Reddit Accuses 'Data Scraper' Companies of Stealing Its Information
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/reddit-data-scrapers-perplexity-theft.html
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Yes but Reddit itself is just serving up user content. Why should they have any rights to it? Forget their terms - I just don’t agree that the data is theirs fundamentally. Same with YouTube.
> Why should they have any rights to it?
Because you agreed to sublicense your rights to your content when you signed up for the platform.
Because you agreed to sublicense your rights to your content when you signed up for the platform.
Perplexity Response to Reddit's Lawsuit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45682784