{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","provider_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories","author_name":"Mohul Ghosh","author_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/author\/mohul-ghosh\/","title":"Perplexity Ends Plan To Show Ads; Subscription To Be Primary Revenue Source - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"f5UElI1ebP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/perplexity-ends-plan-to-show-ads-subscription-to-be-primary-revenue-source\/\">Perplexity Ends Plan To Show Ads; Subscription To Be Primary Revenue Source<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/perplexity-ends-plan-to-show-ads-subscription-to-be-primary-revenue-source\/embed\/#?secret=f5UElI1ebP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Perplexity Ends Plan To Show Ads; Subscription To Be Primary Revenue Source&#8221; &#8212; Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" data-secret=\"f5UElI1ebP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-18-at-9.21.22-AM.png","thumbnail_width":1658,"thumbnail_height":928,"description":"The AI-powered answer engine,&nbsp; Perplexity, has decided to abandon advertising&nbsp; for now as the company believes sponsored placements \u2014 even labeled ones \u2014 risk undermining the trust on which its AI answer engine depends. How Did This Happen? Media reported that Perplexity has phased out the ads it began testing in 2024 and has no [&hellip;]"}