8legs: Serpapi

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Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’

Google filed a lawsuit accusing SerpApi of scraping its search results at scale and selling the data.
The case claims SerpApi evaded protection measures such as SearchGuard to access results.
Google asserts SerpApi masked automated queries to appear as human traffic.
The Verge notes Reddit is also named in related lawsuits against SerpApi and others.
Google seeks to halt scraping and destroy the technology involved.
The complaint highlights that Google's copyrighted content appears in Knowledge Panels and other modules.
SerpApi claims it can deliver Google search results for AI tools, per its own statements.
The Verge article was published in December 2025 and summarizes the legal actions.
The case centers on alleged violations of the Copyright Act and misrepresentation to access results.
Google seeks court orders to protect its licenses and partner relationships.

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