• ook@discuss.tchncs.de
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    So, first of all:

    One key issue is “seat spinning,” where bots initiate the booking process but do not complete payment - by hoarding inventory temporarily, they reduce availability and may create a false perception of scarcity, which can influence pricing algorithms.

    Pretty sure any “reputable” flight company is already doing that. I am not sure any consumer can really get clear evidence though. They don’t need bots for this, they just tell their booking portal to lie.

    Moving on:

    In some cases, bots resell the tickets they secure through “ticket scalping,” pushing genuine customers toward inflated prices or unavailable flights.

    Reselling means people book flights via what, eBay? Is there a market for reselling flight tickets? Depending on the country involved, destination and so on these bookings require you to leave a name or even passport details.

    I’ve stopped reading after this paragraph. Is this just an AI written article of made up issues?

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      9 hours ago

      Yeah, these claims seem very vague. I’d like to see how all that works, with examples.

  • Admetus@sopuli.xyz
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    There’s a reason cloudflare or other services are used to verify you’re a human.