Perplexity accuses Dow Jones of manipulating AI results in lawsuit

by | Feb 26, 2026 | Latest E-commerce News & Updates

Perplexity accused Dow Jones and the New York Post of manipulating its chatbot to manufacture copyright infringement evidence. The company alleged in a court filing that the publishers repeatedly prompted the system to reproduce paywalled articles verbatim to support their lawsuit. Dow Jones countered with a motion demanding documents on how the platform is ingesting web content.

Paul Drecksler is the founder and editor of Shopifreaks, covering the most important stories in e-commerce.

Companies: Perplexity

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