If you’ve been searching for a PS5 these past months—convinced that the solution to the ennui of lockdown life lies in next-gen gaming—it’s likely that you’ve also made a new, hated enemy: retail bots ...

Michigan lawmakers have passed a legislative package that would ban ticket scalping bots and fine anyone $5,000 per ticket acquired if found to have circumvented online ticket-purchasing limits.

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Scalpers who use bots to sweep up loads of tickets to plays, concerts, and sports events so they can resell for ludicrously high prices are on notice. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York signed legislation ...

The pain of narrowly missing out on concert tickets is an all too common feeling. While we might be quick to blame our reflexes, scalpers employing bots have been wreaking havoc in the now mostly ...

Michigan is poised to become the next state to ban online ticket scalping bots after lawmakers Thursday approved a two–bill package.

Scalpers who use bots to slam ticket websites and snatch up a huge proportion of seats at popular shows may soon find themselves in violation of federal law. The Senate and House have both passed ...

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