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Ticketmaster’s nontransferrable ‘SafeTix’ are anti-competitive, DOJ suit claims

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DOJ says Ticketmaster pushed for non-transferrable tickets to make it harder for fans to use rival platforms like StubHub and SeatGeek .

In 2019 , Ticketmaster rolled out SafeTix , which replaced static barcodes on electronic tickets with encrypted barcodes that refresh every 15 seconds .

The complaint was amended Monday after 10 states joined the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation .

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