UK accepts Waterson recommendations, bans bots
Industry and consumer groups have welcomed news the UK government is to implement the recommendations made in the Waterson report, including a complete ban on bots
News By IQ | 13 March 2017
As promised in October, the British government has published its long-awaited response to last year’s Waterson report into secondary ticketing, accepting Prof. Michael Waterson’s recommendations in full – including a total ban on ticket bots.
The government’s commitment is described by anti-ticket touting group FanFair Alliance as “extensive”, and includes an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to criminalise the use of bots to bulk-buy tickets, with potentially unlimited fines for those who break the new law.
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