Perplexity launched an election information hub in October 2024, drawing criticism from journalists for AI-generated political content lacking verification.
Perplexity faced multiple lawsuits and investigations in 2024 over scraping publisher content without permission, including from Forbes, Wired, NYT, and Dow Jones.
Wired investigation found Perplexity ignores robots.txt and scrapes content from blocked domains using stealth crawlers, contradicting public statements about respecting publisher preferences.