All posts belonging to the Bots tag can be found in the list below.
An online ticket sales workshop held by the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) has called for a clamp down on bots, increased transparency and including fees up front. The forum, entitled Thatâ€...
Tags: Bots, BOTS Act, FTC, Online Ticket Sales, ResaleTicketmaster has been targeted in proposed legislation by a California government official that would ban TradeDesk from engaging in resale. Assembly Member Bill Quirk put the bill forward after CB...
Tags: Bots, Resale, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskThe European Union Parliament has today (Wednesday) voted in favour of a landmark ruling to ban ticket bots that circumvent purchase rules. MEPs discussed the resale issue for the first time, offic...
Tags: Bots, EU, face-value resale site, Legislation, Software, ToutsThe British Columbian government has introduced a Tickets Sales Act to prohibit the use of bots and implement transparency standards for sellers. The legislation bans the use of automated software,...
Tags: Bots, British Columbia, Legal, Legislation, pricing, Resale, Tickets Sales ActTicketing sites should “be prepared” to defend against the 40 per cent of bad bots that are responsible for all ticketing website traffic, according to Distil Research Lab. The study, “How Bo...
Tags: Bots, Distil, SecurityThe New Zealand government has committed to tackling ticket touting, starting with a review into the industry, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The planned measures will include introd...
Tags: Bots, Major Events, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup, ToutBots account for 39.9 per cent of ticketing traffic in the United States, despite legislative action to counter touting, according to a new study. The report, How Bots Affect Ticketing, is by San F...
Tags: Bots, Primary Market, Resale, Technology, Touts, USThe British Columbian government opened its spring session of the legislature yesterday (Tuesday) by promising a ban on mass ticket scalping, among other consumer protection measures. Lt.-Gov. Jane...
Tags: Bots, British Columbia, Canada, Legislation, Resale, ToutingThe Canadian government has today (Friday) revealed Ticketmaster has not been overcharging for concert tickets by using bots following an investigation. Several formal complaints were filed to Cana...
Tags: Bots, Canada, Competition Bureau, Scalping, Ticketmaster, TradeDeskTicketing resale company Viagogo has issued a legal memorandum to Irish government ministers claiming that the proposed laws governing ticket touting are “repugnant” to the constitution and would ...
Tags: Bots, European Law, irish government, ticket resale, Ticket Touting, Viagogo
