Ticketmaster blames BOT ATTACKS for Taylor Swift ticket fiasco

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Ticketmaster has blamed a 'staggering number of bot attacks' for causing a tidal wave of problems for Taylor Swift fans seeking to purchase tickets for her Eras Tour.On November 1, Swift, 32 announced a 27-date tour across 20 U.S.

cities, running from March to August next year - sparking fan chaos.Tickets went on sale on Tuesday, but what Ticketmaster termed a 'historically unprecedented demand' from millions of fans saw the site crash repeatedly and the process descend into a fiasco, with her supporters furious at the soaring prices and spending hours waiting in line.Now, after Tennessee's attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti revealed he was launching an investigation into Ticketmaster, the site has issued a lengthy response blaming bots and fans without invite codes for causing 'unprecedented traffic' of 3.5billion users - four times the normal amount.

Oh dear: Ticketmaster has blamed a 'staggering number of bot attacks' for causing a tidal wave of problems for Taylor Swift fans seeking to purchase tickets for her Eras Tour (pictured last week)A statement read: 'The Eras on sale made one thing clear: Taylor Swift is an unstoppable force and continues to set records.

We strive to make ticket buying as easy as possible for fans, but that hasn’t been the case for many people trying to buy tickets for the Eras Tour.