Bots — automated programs that can perform tasks online exponentially faster than us poor meatbags — have been a plague on the concert ticket-buying public for decades now. A single bot can buy a ...

New legislation from Democratic lawmakers, dubbed the "SWIFTIE Act," takes aim at deceptive ticket practices that surfaced in ...

A group recently sued by the FTC says the organization is mislabeling common computer practices as "bot" usage. By Dave Brooks The Federal Trade Commission and a Maryland-based ticket selling firm are ...