Grinch Bots Act News Today

ALBANY, N.Y. — Congressman Paul D. Tonko recently reintroduced his legislation, the Stopping Grinch Bots Act that cracks down on cyber Grinches using bot technology to buy up entire inventories of popular holiday toys to resell at exorbitant prices. According to a press release, these third-party sellers use bots to bypass security measures and manipulate […]

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Congressman Paul Tonko wants to stop the Grinch from stealing Christmas. He's not targeting a furry green creature from Whoville, but a robot.

U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (NY) was joined by Democratic Senators to announce the Stopping Grinch Bots Act.

More than a year after their release, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X remain incredibly difficult to obtain. A big part of the problem is that bots are being used to scoop up all the product the second its made available online. Then, resellers are charging double the MSRP or more for the [...]

Holiday sales are coming, and scalpers are getting ready to attack. A group of lawmakers want to stop these online bots by launching the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act."

The proposed regulation builds on a rule passed in 2016 that made it illegal for automated bots to buy up ticket sales for public events such as concerts and sporting events by circumventing control procedures.

Congress has announced the Stopping Grinch Bots Act, aimed to prevent PS5 consoles and graphics cards from being scalped online.

The bill has been dubbed the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act," and it is being introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers: Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal, New York's Paul...

You're a greedy one, Mr. Grinch.