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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-5.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><figcaption> (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"21.267027863777\"><body readability=\"43.494296577947\"><\/p>\n<p>A federal appeals court has temporarily put on hold a California judge\u2019s order that would have blocked Perplexity AI from using an <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence-ai\/\">AI-powered<\/a> shopping agent on <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/amazon\/\">Amazon<\/a>, as the case moves forward in a dispute over who controls automated activity inside customer accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/Perplexity\/\">Perplexity<\/a> an administrative stay, pausing the injunction while the court considers the company\u2019s request for a longer pause during its appeal. The lower-court order had been set to take effect within days.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging the startup\u2019s Comet browser and associated <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/agentic-ai\/\">AI agent<\/a> accessed password-protected portions of Amazon customer accounts without Amazon\u2019s authorization, even when users allowed the tool to act for them. Amazon also accused Perplexity of disguising automated activity as human browsing and of ignoring repeated demands to stop.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/amazon-perplexity-comet-browser-injunction\/\">granted Amazon\u2019s request<\/a> for a preliminary injunction on March 9. She wrote that Amazon was likely to succeed on claims under the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/cfaa\/\">Computer Fraud and Abuse Act<\/a> and California\u2019s Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. Chesney said Amazon had provided strong evidence that Perplexity accessed accounts \u201cwith the Amazon user\u2019s permission but without authorization by Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chesney\u2019s order required Perplexity to prohibit Comet from accessing or attempting to access Amazon user accounts, and to delete Amazon accounts and customer data it collected. Chesney also cited Amazon\u2019s evidence of response costs, including employee time spent developing tools to block Comet and detect future access, writing that the company incurred more than the threshold amount often used to support computer-fraud claims.<\/p>\n<p>Perplexity argues the activity is lawful because users authorized the AI agent to make purchases and navigate the site on their behalf. In seeking a pause, the company said blocking its product from one of the internet\u2019s largest shopping sites would cause \u201cdevastating harm\u201d to the business and to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>A Perplexity spokesperson told CyberScoop Tuesday the company would continue to fight for \u201cpeople\u2019s right to choose their own AI.\u201d Amazon declined to comment. <\/p>\n<p>The case underscores issues with \u201cagentic\u201d AI tools that move from answering questions to initiating transactions. Courts are being asked to weigh user permission against platform authorization, and to decide whether automated representatives must follow platform rules designed to limit undisclosed bots in sensitive account areas.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.8313856427379\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"14\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Greg Otto\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Greg Otto<\/h4>\n<p> Greg Otto is Editor-in-Chief of CyberScoop, overseeing all editorial content for the website. 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Perplexity have announced on Monday, Feb 24th, 2025, their plans to release \u2018Comet\u2019, a new web browser that aims to revolutionise browsing. (Photo Illustration by May James\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"3.0217391304348\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/amazon-perplexity-comet-browser-injunction\/\"> Federal judge blocks Perplexity\u2019s AI browser from making Amazon purchases <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Amazon sued the AI browser company last year, accusing them of computer fraud, accessing password protected accounts and buying items. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/agentic-ai-browsers-allow-hijacking-zenity-labs-comet\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"261\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-3.jpg?resize=261%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg 7000w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=768,494 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=1024,658 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=1536,987 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=2048,1317 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=600,386 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=261,168 261w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=524,337 524w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=1050,675 1050w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appeals-court-temporarily-pauses-order-blocking-perplexitys-ai-shopping-agent-on-amazon-7.jpg?resize=1311,843 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Researchers at Zenity Labs discovered flaws affecting multiple AI browsers, including Perplexity\u2019s Comet. Before being patched, an attacker could exploit them via a legitimate calendar invite, using a prompt injection to force the AI browser to act against its user. (Image via Getty) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/agentic-ai-browsers-allow-hijacking-zenity-labs-comet\/\"> Researchers discover suite of agentic AI browser vulnerabilities <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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