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Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent
Perplexity's Comet AI browser has been blocked from accessing Amazon's site. Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging the startup concealed its AI agents so it could continue to scrape Amazon's website without approval. The Comet browser allows users to ask the assistant to find items on Amazon and make purchases. Amazon says Perplexity's agents pose a risk to customer data and that they create challenges for its advertising business. It has broadly locked down its shopping sites from AI agents and blocked dozens of agents.
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