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Perplexity has successfully overturned Amazon's injunction on its AI shopping bot
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A federal appeals court has removed the injunction that barred Perplexity’s Comet AI browser from accessing Amazon’s site.
The ruling clarifies that an AI tool that only acts on explicit user direction is not automatically liable under the CFAA, which may broaden how engineers design web-integrated assistants. However, the underlying lawsuit continues, so developers must still monitor for future legal constraints or renewed court orders.
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The Ninth Circuit found Amazon’s claim that Perplexity intentionally accessed its servers without authorization did not meet the statutory requirements, lifting the injunction.
Perplexity’s Comet browser can now retrieve Amazon pages again, but the broader case remains open in federal court.
The decision rests on the fact that the user, not the AI service, initiates each Amazon request, shaping how future AI-driven shopping features may be architected.
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