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March 10, 2026
Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent
Amazon sued Perplexity in November, accusing the startup of concealing its AI shopping agents.
TL;DR
- A federal judge temporarily blocked Perplexity's Comet AI browser from accessing Amazon's website.
- Amazon sued Perplexity, accusing it of concealing AI agents to scrape its website without approval.
- The judge found Amazon provided strong evidence of unauthorized access by Comet.
- The ruling allows Amazon to block Comet from accessing private customer tools and future unauthorized access.
- Perplexity plans to fight for users' right to choose their AI.
- Amazon cites security risks to customer data and challenges to its advertising business as reasons for the lawsuit.
- Amazon has broadly blocked AI agents from its sites, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, while developing its own assistant, Rufus.
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