Reddit is taking legal action against Anthropic, an AI company, for allegedly scraping content from its platform without permission. According to the lawsuit, Anthropic's bots visited Reddit over 100,000 times since 2024, violating Reddit's user policy and potentially infringing on users' privacy rights.
This case highlights a growing industry dilemma where platforms are fighting back against content theft for AI development. Reddit Chief Legal Officer Ben Lee stated that the company believes in an open internet but needs limitations to protect its users.
The lawsuit comes as other AI giants like Google and OpenAI have entered into license agreements with Reddit, which provide protection for user privacy and compensation. Anthropic disputes these claims, stating it will defend itself vigorously.