More states are introducing legislation to ban the use of surveillance pricing, but no one is doing it better than New York.
“That would be one of the biggest advances that we could see in protecting consumers from this swarm of price discrimination,” @owenslindsay1 told
FIFA used dynamic pricing for the World Cup for the first time this year.
The result? The most expensive group-stage ticket currently priced at $4,105.
FIFA is using the same playbook as other shady corporations: extracting the maximum from everyone.
Taxing AI companies’ stock comes with a lot of reward & little risk.
“If it’s true that these companies are going to be massive & worth trillions, it would be great to get some of that upside. If it’s a bubble & it crashes, the shares you got for free crash & you lose no money.”
Taxpayers are spending $60M so Trump can host a UFC cage match on the White House lawn.
And after footing the bill, they won't get to watch it unless they pay for an $8.99/month Paramount+ subscription.
That's the Trump economy in a nutshell: the public pays, private companies
Companies used to compete for your business. Now they use your personal data to figure out the highest price you'll pay.
After we released our Instacart report, a FTC report found companies can use your location, browsing history, & more to personalize prices.
"We used to wait in a line until the ticket office put up a 'sold out' sign. Now we keep bidding on our phones."
The cheapest World Cup opener tickets would cost the average family the equivalent of 7 months of health care premiums.
@owenslindsay1 on how dynamic pricing turned
Pick any seat, any city, any stadium — you will pay more to attend this World Cup than any other in World Cup history.
@owenslindsay1 on @BBCNorthAmerica putting a spotlight on how @FIFAcom's dynamic pricing model is turning ticket sales into auctions that favor the wealthy.
BAM! The Washington Post just got slapped with a major class action lawsuit alleging that surveillance pricing violates DC consumer protection laws.
The salient allegation here is that the covert harvesting of personal data to obliterate standard pricing is ALREADY illegal.
Make sure to TUNE IN: @owenslindsay1 will be live on @BBCNorthAmerica at 6:30 PM ET discussing all things FIFA price gouging.
https://www.bbc.com/watch-live-news
Donald Trump’s corruption is driving up your costs.
Here’s the receipt—and you’re stuck with the bill.
FIFA has made the choice to make this year's World Cup unaffordable for the very taxpayers that footed the bill to make it a reality.
By segmenting fans by wealth, a tournament historically defined by its unifying power is becoming yet another gated corner.
so cool that we went from forgiving medical debt to surper-charging medical debt
The World Cup kicks off today.
Taxpayers helped make it possible, but most of them can't afford a ticket. Ticket prices are the highest on record in every category - some topping $80,000.
"Football Unites the World," FIFA says. We say depends on your tax bracket.
The inflation will continue until morale improves
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