Comment on The Department of Justice is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation

Exec@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Congress got hit by the most powerful lobbing group of all. The daughters of thousands of public servants who couldn’t get a VIP ticket to the Eras Tour.

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  • scytale@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Right? Not surprising that it took a billionaire artist for them to notice and take action.

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    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      IMHO, it wasn’t her wealth. They’re like Micheal Jackson fans from the early 90’s, or Beatles fans from the 60’s. Simply denying them a ticket to her biggest tour was all it took.

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  • mozz@mbin.grits.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It wasn't congress, DoJ is executive branch

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    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good point. We’re idiots.

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• ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, the Biden admin is just doing a lot of good things like this.

  (Awaiting all the replies about what they’re NOT doing, because nothing is ever allowed to be good here)

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