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Ticketmaster canceled general sales of Taylor Swift’s Age Tour on Thursday, sparking outcry.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged fans to “take action” against the “Ticketmaster monopoly.”
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Lawmakers had previously asked the Justice Department to investigate the company.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has urged Taylor Swift fans to tell the Justice Department to disband Ticketmaster after the latest incident. Taylor Swift’s Era Tour ticket sales fiasco.
ticket master wednesday Cancel general sales of tourswas scheduled for Friday, citing “extremely high demand” and a “lack of remaining ticket stock.” It was initially sold to ‘Verified Fans’ randomly selected from a pool of
“Tired of Ticketmaster’s monopoly? Take action @MorePerfectUS,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, after the news broke, leading her followers to tweet:
The tweet also contained a link to a form that users could sign up to send an email to the Justice Department requesting an investigation. More than 28,000 emails have already been sent, the page says: , sports fans, artists, venues, and other ticket companies. It’s time for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate their conduct and move to split them up.
Ocasio-Cortez also addressed the issue after the Ticketmaster site crashed earlier this week during presales for Swift’s tour. points to the controversial 2010 merger Ticketmaster, the ticket seller and distributor, and Live Nation, the event promoter and venue operator.
“It’s a daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly and that a merger with LiveNation should never be approved and they need to be in control. Dissolve them,” she said. . murmured Tuesday.
lawmakers have ever Ask Biden Administration to Investigate problem. In April 2021, Democrats Bill Paskrel Jr., Frank Pallone Jr., Jerrold Nadler, Jan Schakowski, and David Cicillin letter To Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging the Department of Justice to investigate Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment.
“We support strong antitrust enforcement by the Biden administration, including in the live event ticketing marketplace,” the letter said. “His 2010 merger with Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, and his largest ticket provider, Ticketmaster, stifled competition in live entertainment ticket sales and hurt consumers. The evidence it presents is overwhelming and should be reconsidered.”
White House Chief of Staff Ron Crane In addition to his discourse of the week, he also compared Ticketmaster’s site crash to the government’s student loan forgiveness portal, stating: The @USEdgov and @USDS teams built a student loan forgiveness portal that processed 8 million applications without crashing in the first 30 hours. “
The White House has not disclosed whether it plans to investigate Live Nation Entertainment, but President Joe Biden indicated Last month, federal regulators worked to address “junk fees” imposed on rides, trips, and more.
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