Reddit sues Anthropic over AI content scraping

Reddit sues Anthropic over AI content scraping

Reddit, the popular internet discussion forum, sued Anthropic on Wednesday, alleging that the AI biz scraped content generated by its users in violation of contractual terms and technical barriers.

The complaint [PDF], filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday, claims Anthropic’s use of scraper bots to collect Reddit violates the site’s User Agreement and represents unfair competition under California law.

While other AI giants have entered into licensing agreements and respect…

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