Senators slam Ticketmaster for reporting just one bot case to FTC despite Taylor Swift fiasco claims

Several U.S. Senators criticized Ticketmaster during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday for only reporting one case of bot abuse to the Federal Trade Commission despite previous claims that the company was dealing with unprecedented attacks by resellers using automated tools. 

Companies like Ticketmaster can report bot abuse to the FTC following the passage of the BOTS Act in 2016, which makes it illegal for companies to create systems that circumvent ticket sellers and resell tickets. 

But Joe Berchtold, …

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