The vast majority of British Columbians consulted by the provincial government say they want “scalper bots” banned from snatching up event tickets online and reselling them to music and sports fans at exorbitant prices.
The Ministry of the Solicitor General says in a report released Monday that 6,500 people responded to its questionnaire, which will inform Minister Mike Farnworth’s decisions as he moves to regulate the ticket selling industry.
Of those, 97 per cent said they want a ban on the use of bots, which use algorithms to bypass limits on the number of tickets one person can buy online.
And 83 per
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