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• @senwarren Elizabeth Warren on x

  BREAKING: Donald Trump just betrayed every fan who's been exploited by Ticketmaster. This fine is less than 1% of Live Nation's revenue last year AND lets them continue to rip off fans with a 15% “Ticketmaster Tax.” It's wrong. We need to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation.

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  FTC settles with ticketmaster, signs a deal thursday, and both sides manage to piss off the judge bigtime by not telling him. i guess he learned about it through bloomberg last night.... https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @agrobbonta Rob Bonta on x

  U.S. DOJ has chosen to settle with Live Nation, but a bipartisan group of AGs, including California, will continue this fight and get a better deal for consumers — the deal Americans deserve. Ticketmaster and Live Nation have manipulated the market and raked in the cash — not

• @newyorkstateag Ny Ag on x

  .@TheJusticeDept's settlement would benefit Live Nation at the expense of consumers, and we cannot agree to it. My colleagues and I have a strong case, and we will continue our lawsuit and keep fighting to protect Americans without the federal government. https://www.politico.com…

• @amyklobuchar Amy Klobuchar on x

  This settlement falls short of what fans deserve. Breaking up Live Nation-Ticketmaster is the only way to loosen its grip on venues, artists, and fans. I'm introducing a bill to stop corrupt antitrust settlements and I'm glad states plan to continue the case to protect consumers.…

• @linamkhan Lina Khan on x

  Last week marked the start of the government's longstanding antitrust case against Ticketmaster, with executives set to take the stand before a jury. This week the Trump administration is entering into a cheap settlement, depriving artists, fans, and venues of full relief.

• @timsweeneyepic Tim Sweeney on x

  Regulators around the world who were still wondering if the administrative branch of the United States government would solve the monopoly problems emanating from our borders, rejoice: You now have your answer.

• @leehepner Lee Hepner on x

  The Justice Department's lead lawyer in the Live Nation trial, David Dahlquist, didn't see the settlement until this morning, even though a term sheet was apparently signed last week. So the lobbyists left the DOJ's lead litigator out of the loop. Insane.

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  When the Trump administration canned DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater, we wrote that all eyes should be on the Live Nation/Ticketmaster case — watching to see if her ouster paved the way for a settlement. Today: Settlement.

• @ryangrim Ryan Grim on x

  This case against TicketMaster/Live Nation was supposed to go to trial this week. The DOJ, through multiple administrations, has been preparing for years. Trump just settled it instead, after firing the head of the antitrust division. There is apparently no amount of

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  And Trump pardons Ticketmaster while no one's looking. [image]

• r/news r on reddit

  Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case, AP source says

• r/Music r on reddit

  Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case, AP source says