United States of America: Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission inquiry on unfair and anticompetitive practices in live ticketing

Progress

Current status

processing consultation

07 Jul 2025 processing consultation

07 May 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers

United States of America

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Unilateral conduct regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: e-commerce

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

consumer protection authority

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

07 Jul 2025

processing consultation

Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission close consultation on inquiry on unfair and anticompetitive practices in live ticketing

On 7 July 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conclude the public consultation phase of their inquiry into anti-competitive practices in the live concert and entertainment ticketing sector, collecting feedbac…

Source

Event type inquiry

Action type consultation closed

Government branch executive

Government body consumer protection authority

07 May 2025

in consultation

Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission opened consultation on inquiry on unfair and anticompetitive practices in live ticketing

On 7 May 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a public consultation as part of their joint inquiry into unfair and anti-competitive practices in the live concert and entertainment ticketing industry …