REGULATORY · COMPETITIVE · USA
US court bars Perplexity's Comet AI from Amazon purchases
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A U.S. federal court ordered Perplexity AI to temporarily stop using its Comet AI browser agent to make purchases on Amazon's online marketplace.
Why it matters
The order temporarily bars the Comet AI browser agent from performing purchase functions on Amazon's online marketplace. The restriction covers any automated purchases initiated or completed by the Comet agent on Amazon. A federal court in San Francisco issued the temporary order. The order remains in force until further court action.
Implications
- • Perplexity must disable or block Comet's Amazon purchasing functionality for the duration of the temporary order.
- • Development teams cannot route or execute transactions on Amazon via the Comet agent while the order is active.
- • End users cannot use the Comet agent to complete purchases on Amazon while the restriction is in effect.
Who is affected
- • AI developer/operators (Perplexity)
- • E-commerce platform engineers and marketplace teams (Amazon)
- • Product and engineering teams managing browser automation
- • End users of automated purchasing agents
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Law & Public Safety Regulatory Actions Compliance Technology & Innovation Artificial Intelligence