(The Center Square) – Software programs that gobble up tickets and other in-demand items to profit off exorbitant resale prices, also known as Grinch Bots, may soon face legal action
HARRISBURG — Buying tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour proved a fiasco for the pop star’s legion of fans, largely blamed on computer software leveraged by scalpers to circumvent purchasing
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HARRISBURG — Buying tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour proved a fiasco for the pop star’s legion of fans, largely blamed on computer software leveraged by scalpers to circumvent purchasing
"Ticket price gouging and scalping are not new but with bots, consumers literally have no fighting chance to buy these products because they’re only online. And, bots can operate so fast that humans cannot compete."