Amazon blocks Meta's Muse shopping agent after zero-day turned it into a macOS backdoor
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-23
- Amazon blocked Meta's Muse shopping agent, citing terms of service violations and lack of authorized access—a flashpoint over AI agents operating on platforms without permission.
- It follows Meta patching a Muse zero-day that could turn the assistant into a backdoor on macOS, spotlighting agent-permission security.
Related event: Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse Shopping Agent, Igniting the Agent Access War(26 posts)→
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