WHAT THE PERPLEXITY-AMAZON LAWSUIT COULD MEAN FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING

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Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity AI centers on whether agentic shopping tools undermine ad-supported commerce by bypassing promotions and brand-controlled experiences. Amazon claims Perplexity's Comet agent poses security risks and disguises automated activity as human behavior. Perplexity argues the real issue is lost advertising exposure when AI agents shop instead of people. If agents transact without seeing ads, retailers risk losing both media revenue and direct customer relationships.