Amazon Secures One-Week Court Order Blocking Perplexity AI Shopping Bot
Amazon secured a one-week temporary court order barring Perplexity's Comet AI shopping bot from accessing its marketplace and Prime accounts. Per the order, Perplexity must delete all Amazon data obtained through the bot as the legal dispute over unauthorized platform access proceeds.
1. Court Grants Temporary Order
A San Francisco court issued a one-week temporary order preventing Perplexity's Comet AI agent from searching for or purchasing products on Amazon's platform and from accessing password-protected Prime accounts.
2. Alleged Unauthorized Access and TOS Violations
Amazon alleges that Perplexity disguised its AI bot as human users to bypass site restrictions and accessed its systems without authorization, breaching the company's terms of service.
3. Data Deletion Requirement
Under the order, Perplexity must delete all copies of Amazon data obtained via the AI agent and refrain from interacting with any secured account information.
4. Perplexity's Advertising Revenue Argument and Next Steps
Perplexity contends the dispute centers on advertising revenue loss due to bypassed ad systems; the temporary order remains for one week as both parties prepare further legal arguments.