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The DOJ and the FTC are asking the public to submit comments about unfair practices in the ticketing industry as part of an effort to crack down on anticompetitive practices.
The Federal Trade Commission’s bipartisan “junk fee” rules took effect Monday giving consumers new protections against fees in short-term lodging and the live-event ticketing.
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Ticketmaster is the largest ticket seller in the world, processing tickets in 30 different countries. But some critics blame Ticketmaster for being one of the biggest ...
The Federal Trade Commission ignored mandatory regulatory impact analyses in an attempt to institute its "click-to-cancel" ...
Not mentioned in Ticketmaster's announcement: An FTC rule requiring that exact change just so happened to take effect today. The FTC's bipartisan junk fees rule was finalized in December.
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have launched a public comment period in their inquiry into unfair and uncompetitive practices in ticketing in the live concert and event ...
FTC rule bans hidden fees, requiring ticket sites to display full prices upfront by default. Money; Getty Images. The largest concert ticket services, including StubHub and Ticketmaster, will ...
The Federal Trade Commission's new guidelines on price transparency — known as the junk fees rule —will change how ticket prices are presented, which is a rare victory for consumers, experts say.
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The rule is narrower than what the FTC proposed in 2023. That rule would have broadly banned hidden charges as part of former President Joe Biden's wide-ranging crackdown on junk fees that drive ...