US Appeals Court Overturns Injunction, Perplexity AI Shopping Agent Returns to Amazon
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-05
A US appeals court has overturned Amazon's injunction against Perplexity's AI shopping agents, ruling that it is the users who access Amazon, not the startup.
This is the first federal appeals court decision on whether AI agents can lawfully act on online platforms on behalf of users. The ruling clarifies the liability boundaries for AI agents performing actions for users and could profoundly impact the compliance and development of the entire AI agent industry.
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