Field Work Briefs

The Klando Cartel

Lyft around Washington in the last months of 2024, priced by an algorithm the rider never sees: the same trip from $14.99 to $34.58, the steepest markup at 1:31 AM with no bus or train running, and a $2,100,000 federal penalty over what Lyft told its drivers.

Ticketeering Incorporated Tactics

Resale tickets for the 9:30 Club and The Anthem: a Robyn ticket carrying a $92.45 face value in Gametime’s own listing record and offered at $138.25 before tax, the venues’ printed prices gone after May 2025, and a suit Gametime joined telling a federal court that marketplaces “generally cannot know” the original price.