Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse

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June 27, 2024, 10:15 PM

• •Amazon is investigating Perplexity AI over allegations it violated terms of service by scraping websites that attempted to prevent it from doing so.
• •The company has backing from the Jeff Bezos family fund, Nvidia, and was recently valued at $3 billion.
• •Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has previously denied the allegations.

Amazon is investigating Perplexity AI over allegations that the startup is violating the company's terms of service by scraping websites that have forbidden access.

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