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Ninth Circuit Vacates Injunction Against Perplexity's AI Agents

Published

5 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

AI & ML

Geography

United States

Source

Read at knightcolumbia.org

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Fusion42 · 6 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The U.S. Ninth Circuit vacated an injunction blocking Perplexity's AI-powered browser from performing tasks on Amazon, ruling that users, not Perplexity, access Amazon's platform, rejecting a broad interpretation of the CFAA and California equivalent laws.

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◆ The Wire takeaway

The court ruling clarifies that AI tools facilitating user interaction with platforms do not themselves violate access laws. If you build AI agents that interact with major platforms, this legal clarity opens market access without fear of CFAA violations.

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