# The Verge

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-20**: Amazon blocks Muse — Amazon begins blocking Muse with pop-ups stating that continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates its Conditions of Use.
- **2026-09**: Meta launches Muse — Meta releases Muse, an AI agent designed to help users shop and book appointments.
- **2026-08**: Judge rules for Perplexity — A court sides with Perplexity in Amazon's agentic shopping suit, a high-profile test case for rules governing agentic commerce.
- **2026-07**: Amazon obscures confirmation emails — Amazon begins omitting specific item names and product images from confirmation emails to limit mining by external AI services.
- **2025-11**: Amazon sues Perplexity AI — Amazon files suit over Perplexity's Comet shopping agent, alleging concealment after asking Perplexity to remove the agents.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Amazon's Muse Block: 2 Tech Giants Test AI Agent Liability
2026-09-22 00:28:35 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Amazon's decision to block Meta's Muse AI agent raises unresolved questions about whether retailers can enforce terms of service against autonomous agents, and follows a mixed result in the Perplexity litigation. For legal and regtech professionals, the case highlights emerging rules for agentic commerce, opt-in requirements, and potential privacy violations.
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