{"id":19713,"date":"2022-11-18T02:58:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T02:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/attorney-general-probes-taylor-swifts-ticketmaster-presale-after-tickets-resold-for-20000\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T02:58:33","slug":"attorney-general-probes-taylor-swifts-ticketmaster-presale-after-tickets-resold-for-20000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/attorney-general-probes-taylor-swifts-ticketmaster-presale-after-tickets-resold-for-20000\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Probes Taylor Swift&#8217;s Ticketmaster Presale After Tickets Resold For $20,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/scooter-braun-reportedly-sells-taylor-swifts-masters-for-more-than-300m-taylors-now-re-recording-her-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> stans (aka \u201cSwifties\u201d) and authorities officers are placing Ticketmaster on blast, as they\u2019re accusing the platform of failing to fulfill calls for sufficiently.<\/p>\n<p>It all started when Taylor introduced that she\u2019ll quickly embark on a tour through which she\u2019ll take attendees on \u201ca journey through\u00a0the musical eras of [her] career.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkawwhLufL1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Swiftie Presale Madness Ensued<\/h5>\n<p>Once the presale <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/justin-bieber-to-perform-at-takeoffs-public-funeral-in-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets<\/a> went dwell on Tuesday, all-out chaos ensued as individuals scrambled to safe their spot to see the \u201cAll Too Well\u201d artist carry out dwell.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketmaster finally crashed as a result of inflow of Swifties, which the platform described as \u201chistorically unprecedented demand\u201d in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JHhpZ8UlVy\">pic.twitter.com\/JHhpZ8UlVy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ticketmaster\/status\/1592579481449168898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, Twitter was quickly stuffed with disgruntled Swifties expressing how completely inconceivable it was to really safe the Taylor Swift tickets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Taylor Swift ticket presale is proof that the starvation video games may truly occur in actual life<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abi (@abiwilk_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abiwilk_\/status\/1592533835325255685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i would really like taylor swift herself to attempt to get tickets to her personal present<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 brie \ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf47\ud83c\udf19\u2728 (@bettykissitbttr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bettykissitbttr\/status\/1592541049771425794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not now sweetie mommy is behind 2000+ individuals within the queue for Taylor Swift tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TY1yDm6CqG\">pic.twitter.com\/TY1yDm6CqG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jordan goes to eras tour 4\/14 (@kinggoodies_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kinggoodies_\/status\/1592535563286245376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waited in line for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taylorswift13<\/a> tickets for 8 hours immediately. And <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeatGeek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SeatGeek<\/a> charged me 14+ occasions for tickets I used to be by no means in a position to buy. So now my financial institution accounts (occurred on a number of playing cards) are frozen, I\u2019m broke, it overdrafted my accounts, and I did NOT get tickets \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlbDiwPVr2\">pic.twitter.com\/OlbDiwPVr2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sydney Wallace (@SydneySarah1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SydneySarah1\/status\/1592738730636627971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">women don\u2019t need boyfriends or girlfriends, they need taylor swift live performance tickets<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tswifterastour\/status\/1592930212584755200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">taylor swift live performance tickets are like PS5s for girls<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali (@aliiscrying) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliiscrying\/status\/1592605562398658560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tennessee Attorney General Investigates Taylor Swift\u2019s Ticketmaster Presale<\/h5>\n<p>With a lot dialogue on the Ticketmaster scenario, it\u2019s no shock that it caught the eye of some noteworthy political figures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/O000172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-N.Y.) took to Twitter on Tuesday to name out Ticketmaster for being a \u201cmonopoly\u201d that ought to be dismantled.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it\u2019s merger with LiveNation ought to by no means have been authorised, and so they should be reigned in. <\/p>\n<p>Break them up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1592587226801934336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.59 --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/ilhan-omar\/O000173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-Minn.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/david-cicilline\/C001084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Cicilline<\/a> (D-R.I.) shared comparable ideas on the topic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Break up Ticketmaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFxUrNmfSs\">https:\/\/t.co\/oFxUrNmfSs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1592609167071903745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ticketmaster<\/a>&#8216;s extreme wait occasions and costs are fully unacceptable, as seen with immediately&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taylorswift13<\/a> tickets, and are a symptom of a bigger drawback.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an unchecked monopoly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman David N. Cicilline (@RepCicilline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCicilline\/status\/1592631477463707650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In reality, Swifties known as a lot consideration to the Ticketmaster scenario that the Attorney General of Tennessee, Jonathan Skrmetti (R), received concerned and introduced that he\u2019d start an investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2022\/11\/16\/tennessee-ag-concerned-over-taylor-swift-concert-ticket-complaints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSMV<\/a> studies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is worried about shopper complaints associated to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ticketmaster<\/a>\u2019s pre-sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@taylorswift13<\/a> live performance tickets. He and his Consumer Protection group will use each obtainable instrument to make sure that no shopper safety legal guidelines had been violated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TN Attorney General (@AGTennessee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGTennessee\/status\/1592674140456116225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He additional elaborated on his intentions throughout a press convention on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s a consumer protection violation and we can find exactly where the problems are, we can get a court order that makes the company do better. That makes sure the problems that happened yesterday don\u2019t happen again,\u201d Skrmetti declared. \u201cI would hope the company is doing everything it can to make sure the customers, from today forward, have a much smoother and fairer experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ticketmaster\u2019s Response<\/h5>\n<p>After being firmly positioned within the scorching seat, Ticketmaster representatives launched addressed the controversy in a <a href=\"https:\/\/business.ticketmaster.com\/business-solutions\/the-taylor-swift-on-sale-explained-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assertion<\/a> on Thursday and promised to do higher sooner or later.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always working to improve the ticket buying experience. Especially for high demand on sales, which continue to test new limits,\u201d the assertion reads. \u201cWhile it\u2019s impossible for everyone to get tickets to these shows, we know we can do more to improve the experience and that\u2019s what we\u2019re focused on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Greg Maffi\u2014the CEO of Liberty Media, which is affiliated with Ticketmaster, in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/11\/17\/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-fiasco-due-to-demand-bots-liberty-media-ceo-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>\u2014additionally spoke on the scenario. Specifically, he seemingly tried to position the blame on components outdoors of Ticketmaster itself.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cReality, it\u2019s a function of the massive demand that Taylor Swift has. The site was supposed to be opened up for 1.5 million verified Taylor Swift Fans. We had 14 million people hit the site\u2014including bots, another story, which are not supposed to be there,\u201d Maffi shared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, for many who had been unable to safe their presale tickets for The Eras Tour, there\u2019s nonetheless hope, as tickets might be offered to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/heres-when-taylor-swift-tickets-go-on-sale-to-the-general-public\/2998393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common public<\/a> beginning on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>What are your ideas on the Ticketmaster scenario?<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n                                <!--  -->\n                            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Taylor Swift stans (aka \u201cSwifties\u201d) and authorities officers are placing Ticketmaster on blast, as they\u2019re accusing the platform of failing to fulfill calls for sufficiently. 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