Live Nation denied the Federal Trade Commission’s accusations that it worked with scalpers to make millions on resale tickets, but also told lawmakers that Ticketmaster would implement new safeguards to address several issues highlighted in the FTC lawsuit.

As Billboard reports, Live Nation’s Executive Vice President Daniel M. Wall told Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in an Oct. 17 letter that Ticketmaster would ban fans and brokers from operating multiple accounts and require ticket brokers to share their Social Security numbers when using Ticketmaster’s resale platform.

Wall also said Ticketmaster would shut down TradeDesk, a long-controversial inventory management software that allows brokers to track and price listings across multiple marketplaces

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