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Amazon loses bid to block Perplexity AI shopping agent in court

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Amazon has lost an injunction that sought to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is the user, not the AI agent itself, who accesses a website. This decision means retailers and publishers cannot legally block traffic from AI agents. AI

IMPACT This ruling clarifies that AI agents are treated as user tools, potentially impacting how websites manage traffic and content access.

RANK_REASON Court ruling on AI agent access impacting e-commerce.

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Amazon loses bid to block Perplexity AI shopping agent in court

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    Amazon loses injunction blocking Perplexity's AI shopping agent: Ninth Circuit ruled the user, not Perplexity, accesses a site through an AI agent. Retailers an

    Amazon loses injunction blocking Perplexity's AI shopping agent: Ninth Circuit ruled the user, not Perplexity, accesses a site through an AI agent. Retailers and publishers now face agent traffic no statute lets them bar. https:// ppc.land/amazon-loses-injuncti on-blocking-perple…

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