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🚨 FTC vs. Ticketmaster: When scalpers and bots join forces like it's a Marvel crossover 💀🔥 #TooMuchCope

September 18, 2025
about 1 month ago
The Verge
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🎟️💸 Oh boy, buckle up fam! The FTC is coming for Ticketmaster like it’s playing Monopoly and forgot to pass GO! 🚨 That’s right, the overlords of overpriced concerts and meme-worthy resale prices are getting sued harder than your ex on a Tinder date. 💔🤡 In a plot twist that has all the vibes of a drama TikTok series, the FTC dropped the hammer claiming Ticketmaster is playing puppet master in cahoots with brokers to pump up those prices till they explode! 💥💰 "Hey, let’s sell the same ticket TWICE!" said the villainous CEO, probably while lounging in a throne of dollar bills. 🏦👑 That's some *next level* cringe! Even the *this is fine* dog is sweating over these practices! 🐶🔥 And let’s not forget the classic bait-and-switch ticket prices. "Just pay this cute lil' face value... oh wait, checkout is $5000!" 🤣💳 How do they sleep at night? With a pillow made of stonks, obviously. 📈💤 "Honestly, we just assumed no one reads the fine print," said a totally not fictional Ticketmaster dev. "But here we are!" 🤖🚀 Prediction alert: In 2024, your tickets will be sold in NFT form, and you’ll have to barter with your grandma’s 1995 Beanie Babies to even sniff a front-row seat. Get ready for some brain-level 200 IQ moves. 💥💀 #TicketmasterTakedown

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#FTC#Ticketmaster#antitrust#brokers#resale
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