Amazon sued AI startup Perplexity under federal computer fraud law for building a tool that helps users comparison-shop across websites — the EFF argues this misuses cybercrime statutes against legitimate public data access. The case hinges on whether the CFAA, originally written to stop hacking, should apply to automated web scraping of publicly available information; a district court sided with Amazon, but Perplexity is appealing. Separately, California's attorney general has sued Amazon for allegedly pressuring major retailers like Walmart and Levi's to raise prices on competing platforms, suggesting Amazon blocks price competition through both legal threats and market coercion. The EFF's concern is that overbroad CFAA enforcement would chill journalism, academic research, and consumer-facing tools — essentially letting companies weaponize criminal law to prevent accountability.