A US appeals court overturns a ruling that had temporarily barred Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tools on Amazon's platform (Blake Brittain/Reuters) | SpinGraph: Legal victory framing
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A US appeals court overturns a ruling that had temporarily barred Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tools on Amazon's platform (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
Perplexity, Amazon, agentic shopping, AI injunction, appeals court
Perplexity’s AI shopping tools are no longer barred from Amazon’s platform after an appeals court reversal. The ruling lifts a prior temporary injunction issued by a lower court. This decision permits Perplexity to resume deploying its agentic shopping functionality on Amazon.
Emphasizes procedural outcome (reversal) while minimizing substantive legal grounds, contested claims, or ongoing risks; minimizes Amazon’s stated concerns about unauthorized data access or terms violations.
Perplexity as a legitimate, court-vindicated innovator advancing AI agent adoption despite platform resistance.
A US appeals court overturned a ban on Perplexity's AI shopping tools on Amazon, allowing them to operate again.
Legal basis for original injunction; Amazon’s arguments or evidence presented; Whether Perplexity modified its tools post-injunction
Combines authoritative sourcing (Reuters + appeals court) with active verbs ('overturns', 'barred') and technocratic terminology ('agentic shopping tools') to make a narrow legal event feel like industry-wide momentum. The tension lies between the modest scope of the ruling — a reversal of a temporary injunction — and the implied narrative of inevitable, sanctioned AI agent deployment.
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