Thirty Seconds To Mars Uses Eyeball Scanning Technology to Combat Ticket Bots on 2027 Tour
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Summary
Thirty Seconds To Mars is using a biometric ticketing tool called Concert Kit for their 2027 European and UK tour, which requires fans to scan their eyeballs to verify they are human and not bots. The system aims to combat scalpers and bots that buy up concert tickets. The article also notes that frontman Jared Leto was accused of sexual misconduct by nine women last year.
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One prominent rock band's solution involves ticket buyers having their eyeballs scanned to prove they're human.
Thirty Seconds To Mars, the hard rock combo led by actor Jared Leto (who was accused of sexual misconduct by nine women last year), is deploying an online ticketing tool called Concert Kit for their 2027 tour of Europe and the UK.
In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk in the music industry about how to combat the bots that routinely buy up concert tickets on behalf of scalpers. One prominent rock band’s solution involves ticket buyers having their eyeballs scanned to prove th
