Redditor accuses Perplexity of bait advertising to harvest student data, files complaints with ACCC
dhgdiehddw · reddit · 2026-10-04
一位 Reddit 用户发帖控诉 Perplexity 涉嫌「诱饵广告」:首页长期展示「学生免费一年 Pro 订阅」横幅诱导注册,但客服承认该活动早在 1 月就已结束,横幅只是「过期未撤」。用户被迫自费购买学生版后申请升级处理,超过两周无人回复,在线客服还丢失了工单历史。
更离谱的是,仪表盘随后又弹出「送你 4000 免费额度」的新弹窗,点击毫无反应——实际是把数周前的交易里程碑包装成「新奖励」来刺激活跃。作者引用澳大利亚消费者法指出,企业不能用「技术故障」为由为持续近一年的虚假宣传开脱,并已向昆士兰公平交易办公室和 ACCC 正式投诉。作者称上一条 1.3 万浏览的帖子被 Perplexity 员工删除,故重新发布。注意:以上为单方指控,官方未回应。
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