Amazon wins order blocking Perplexity's Comet AI from making purchases on Amazon
Change
A US federal court in San Francisco issued a temporary injunction ordering Perplexity AI to stop its Comet browser from accessing password‑protected parts of Amazon's systems, including Prime subscriber accounts, and to delete any copied Amazon data; enforcement was paused for one week to allow an appeal.
Why it matters
The injunction creates a legal barrier to autonomous browser agents that transact on behalf of users across another company’s site without that site’s authorization. Firms deploying such agents will face greater legal risk and may need to redesign features or obtain explicit platform permission before enabling automated purchasing.
Implications
- • Perplexity's engineering teams must disable Comet's ability to access Amazon purchase functions and purge any stored Amazon account data immediately.
- • Perplexity's legal team must file an appeal within the one‑week enforcement pause to prevent immediate implementation of the injunction.
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Policy & Regulation Regulatory Actions Compliance Artificial Intelligence