{"id":696234,"date":"2025-10-23T04:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reddit-sues-perplexity-serpapi-over-scraping-google-search-data-3\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T04:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:27","slug":"reddit-sues-perplexity-serpapi-over-scraping-google-search-data-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reddit-sues-perplexity-serpapi-over-scraping-google-search-data-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit sues Perplexity, SerpApi over scraping Google Search data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2db7d71e31a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2db7d71e31a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reddit-sues-perplexity-serpapi-over-scraping-google-search-data-3\/#Perplexity_and_SerpApi_disguised_bots_to_scrape_Reddit_data_from_Google_at_%E2%80%98industrial_scale_according_to_Reddits_new_lawsuit\" >Perplexity and SerpApi disguised bots to scrape Reddit data from Google at &#8216;industrial scale,&#8217; according to Reddit&#8217;s new lawsuit.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexity_and_SerpApi_disguised_bots_to_scrape_Reddit_data_from_Google_at_%E2%80%98industrial_scale_according_to_Reddits_new_lawsuit\"><\/span>Perplexity and SerpApi disguised bots to scrape Reddit data from Google at &#8216;industrial scale,&#8217; according to Reddit&#8217;s new lawsuit.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> is taking four data-scraping companies to court \u2013 including AI search engine Perplexity and SEO data firm SerpApi \u2013 accusing them of illegally using its content via Google search results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The lawsuit. <\/strong>SerpApi, Oxylabs, AWMProxy, and Perplexity \u201cdevised a scheme\u201d to scrape Reddit data indirectly from Google, then resell or reuse it to train AI models. That\u2019s according to Reddit\u2019s lawsuit, filied today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reddit alleged the companies hid their identities to bypass technical restrictions and scraped its data \u201cat an industrial scale.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>Reddit is seeking financial damages, a permanent injunction, and a ban on using or selling previously scraped data.<\/li>\n<li>SerpAPI was or is a customer of OpenAI, which explained how Google search results sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in ChatGPT. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why Reddit sued.<\/strong> Reddit already licenses its data to OpenAI and Google \u2013 but said others have tried to sidestep those deals.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The complaint claims Reddit even \u201cset a trap\u201d for Perplexity, creating a test post only visible to Google\u2019s crawler. Within hours, that post appeared in Perplexity search results \u2013 evidence that the company relied on scraped Google data, Reddit said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>It\u2019s harder than ever for SEOs and site owners to access reliable search data. Google is cracking down on scraping and tightening APIs just as websites are seeing traffic drop from AI overviews and zero-click results. The result: less visibility, fewer insights, and a tougher environment to understand \u2014 or influence \u2014 AI search.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile.<\/strong> Reddit and Google are reportedly discussing a new partnership that would weave Reddit content more directly into Google\u2019s AI products. If those talks advance, more Reddit discussions could surface in AI Overviews and other Google experiences \u2013 potentially further reshaping how Reddit and Google influence your brand visibility and traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture<\/strong>. AI is scraping continues to rise, but it still isn\u2019t sending meaningful visitors back. Google sends 831x more visitors than AI systems, according to TollBit.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cloudflare shared data in July highlighting the skewed ratio of crawls compared to the number of visitors sent to a website:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Google:\u00a0<\/strong>18:1<\/li>\n<li><strong>OpenAI:<\/strong>\u00a01,500:1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropic:<\/strong>\u00a060,000:1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Google and content creators used to work symbiotically \u2013 but that relationship has turned adversarial since the emergence of generative AI due to the rise of zero clicks and decline of organic traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The New York Times report.<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/22\/technology\/reddit-data-scrapers-perplexity-theft.html\">Reddit Accuses \u2018Data Scraper\u2019 Companies of Stealing Its Information<\/a> (subscription required)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Reddit is taking four data-scraping companies to court \u2013 including AI search engine Perplexity and SEO data firm SerpApi \u2013 accusing them of illegally using its content via Google search results. The lawsuit. 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