Publishers sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping

Summary

Publishers including the New York Times have sued Brave Software, the maker of the privacy-focused web browser Brave, over alleged content scraping. According to TechCrunch, the Times alleges that Brave scraped its copyrighted content and unlawfully distributed it to Brave's own customers, which the report names as Anthropic and Perplexity. Seeking Alpha reports the same lawsuit, describing it as the New York Times and other publishers suing Brave Software over alleged content scraping.

Timeline

1. TechCrunch

   2 Nov 2026, 19:19 UTCSource ↗

   TechCrunch reports that The New York Times is suing privacy-focused web browser company Brave for allegedly scraping its copyrighted content and unlawfully distributing it to Brave's own customers, such as Anthropic and Perplexity.

2. Seeking Alpha

   3 Nov 2026, 09:07 UTCSource ↗

   Seeking Alpha reports that the New York Times and other publishers have sued Brave Software over alleged content scraping.