Amazon cuts off Meta's Muse agent, sparking platform-agent access fight
clarejtbirch · x · 2026-09-22
Amazon has cut off access to Meta's Muse agent, prompting debate over platforms vs. AI agents. Commenters argue that while restricting agents makes sense against bot-swarm DDoS attacks, a user's personal agent should be allowed to access any site the user can — and predict a looming "digital knife fight" as platforms refuse to be commoditized by agent layers.
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