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House panel hears about bot attack on Taylor Swift tickets
Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//January 24, 2024//[read_meter]
Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The use of bots to buy many tickets to a concert or sporting event for resell gained international attention earlier this year when Ticketmaster found itself so flooded with bot requests for presale tickets for Swift's 2023 U.S. stadium tour that it crashed the system and left many fans frustrated. Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, has introduced legislation to address the problem in Arizona. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
House panel hears about bot attack on Taylor Swift tickets
Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//January 24, 2024//[read_meter]
A House panel passed two bills on Tuesday aimed at protecting event venue ticket buyers from price-gouging and fraudulent tickets like when a bot attack prevented thousands of people from...
