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‘Taylor Swift’ Bills Aim to Curb Bots From Ticket Purchasing in Michigan

Apr 29, 2024 | 3:04 PM

Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

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April 29, 2024 ~ In 2022, a debacle with Ticketmaster saw millions of Taylor Swift fans flood the site to buy tickets, only for purchasing bots to crash the site, causing fans to pay exorbitant resale prices for the tickets. Michigan State Rep. Mike McFall joins Kevin Dietz and Marie Osborne to discuss bills he is co-sponsoring that aim to crack down on people using bots to purchase event tickets and drive up resale prices.

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