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Browserbase engineer @kylejeong on how Amazon blocking Meta’s Muse reveals the next big fight on the agentic web: "You've probably seen Muse, the stuff from Meta. They have an ongoing battle with Amazon." "Amazon doesn't want Muse to be able to go and visit Amazon and purchase things or put them in the cart. But you'll see Muse is actively working with companies like Shopify or Instacart." "A lot of the internet, they don't want just any bots rolling rampant onto their website, which is the…
MTS@MTSliveSep 21
SITUATION EXPLAINED: Amazon asked Meta to keep Muse off its site. Meta said no. • So Amazon blocked it. Muse users trying to shop now hit a popup saying unauthorized AI agents violate Amazon's Conditions of Use • Amazon says Meta never told them, the agent doesn't identify itself, and it appears to store customer credentials • Meta says Muse can't see passwords or payment methods, and credentials go into secure storage • Amazon has spent the past year blocking outside agents, suing Perplexity and blocking Google and OpenAI's shopping agents @theojaffee: "This is an early sign of agent wars. There are going to be different agent providers, and some of them will be allowed on some sites, and some of them will be banned on some sites."
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