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Publication Date: May 25, 2026 - 04:00
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Can banning scalpers fix the ticketing industry?
May 25, 2026
A growing chorus of artists, music industry managers and politicians is calling for new laws to ban pro scalpers from reselling sports and concert tickets online at huge markups.
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May 27, 2026 - 06:31 | Cory Doctorow | Walrus
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May 27, 2026 - 06:30 | Sarah Treleaven | Walrus
At this year’s DemocracyXChange summit, executive director of The Walrus Jennifer Hollett sat down with writer and digital-rights activist Cory Doctorow for a conversation about the internet and the decay of public trust online.
Doctorow has become one of the sharpest critics of what he calls the “enshittification” of digital platforms—the process by which tech companies systematically degrade their products in pursuit of profit and control. But the discussion ranged far beyond Silicon Valley. Together, Hollett and Doctorow explored the failures of regulation and the growing sense that...
May 27, 2026 - 06:29 | Jennifer Hollett | Walrus
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