Millions of Taylor Swift fans were seeing red when jammed queues and sold-out shows stopped them from retrieving their golden ticket to see the pop star’s Eras Tour earlier this year. Now, Texas House lawmakers are expected to pass a bill Saturday to address the bad blood between fans and bots.
State Rep. Kronda Thimesch of Lewisville is sponsoring House Bill 2444. The Republican said that disruptions in ticket sales, such as webpages crashing or tickets going fast, are often caused by bots. Ticket scalpers use bots that are programmed to bypass security functions and allow them to buy more tickets than allowed. This kept tickets out of the hands of fans, an issue Thimesch said she knew all too well.
