Alessandro Moretti

Illicit markets, organised crime, online harms, deviant entrepreneurship.
Ethnographic book on Ticket Touting:

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

18 months ago my criminological ethnography on #touts came out.
Sadly, things just keep getting worse and worse for consumers (see title!).
My book is available in paperback from today, and you can use code RRI24 to get 25% off. 🤓
https://t.co/wf7V1lte8h
#TicketTouting #Deviance

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

It’s two minutes to nine. You know the drill.
You have your laptop and several other devices at the ready, multiple browsers and tabs open, credit card details pre-saved and… “sorry, #tickets are not currently available” …it’s sold out 💔😭 1/6
https://t.co/CY3lmyPnAM

[Jack Stephens @iamjackstephens]

This is the best summary of why you see so little innovation actually gain traction in the ticketing space.

Access to ticket inventory is the only thing that matters.

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

@FanFairAlliance Happy to hear it made its way to you eventually! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Cheers!

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Then, to present my book on #TicketTouting. Huge thanks to @lhoiry for his detailed analysis. We cover #Oasis + #dynamicpricing, #bots, #corruption + loopholes in the #primarymarket, and dissect and critique the responses from government and campaigners: https://t.co/Jq9GPWEx79

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Also! An absolute highlight of the #California trip was seeing two of my favourites: @jasonlytle in LA + @ManchesterOrch in SF. Somehow managed to snag the setlist for both shows, and had the pleasure of meeting @okayfineAndy and spending time with the band! Truly unforgettable.

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Finally, I was delighted to present my work with the Danish Centre against #HumanTrafficking at an important workshop in Vienna on open source and user generated content. A continuation of our collaboration with @lhoiry + @Keyser_Soze_13. Thank you @LBG_research for the invite!🇦🇹

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

@lhoiry @LBG_research Perfect moment: "Oh no, not THIS again..."! 😅

[Xavier L'Hoiry @lhoiry]

Thanks to @LBG_research for the invitation to present with @Moretti131 our work on commercial sexual exploitation this week in Vienna. Great to discuss this with other researchers and practitioners across Europe.

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

@CoopParty @efoody @ByRobDavies @FanFairAlliance HI! Any chance that this was recorded? I registered, but missed it unfortunately. Thank you :D

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

At @ASCRM41, I also learned that my ethnographic book on #TicketTouting received an honourable mention for @theIASOC 2024 book of the year award!
Congratulations to winner @YuliyaZabyelina! 👏🏼 https://t.co/EjVV8Vwrek
#OrganisedCrime #BlackMarket #IllicitTrade #Corruption #Tickets

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

The @KuSamf team then flew to @ASCRM41 in San Francisco, where @culturalcrim and I presented our work on a new, coded language used by individuals sharing hate online. Thanks @JakobDemant @KristofferAage @cybercrimeprof Kevin Steinmetz and @DrCassCross for a great roundtable! 🇺🇸

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Some updates. Last month I was invited to present on 2 panels for @theIASOC @GI_TOC 24h conference. First, a great discussion on #OrganisedCrime with expert ethnographers @davidlsuber @MahmoudJaraba + Chiara Feliciani. Thanks to Dina Siegel + @felia_allum. Video link to follow!

[Lucy Bennett @bennettlucyk]

I was interviewed for this brilliant @guardian article by fab music journalist @alimkheraj, focusing on music fandom and the connections between musicians and fans, discussing artists such as @ChappellRoan & @teganandsara @CardiffJomec @Cardiffuninews https://t.co/o6qSMhdkvs

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

@gabehurl Thanks! Not sure how I didn't spot Boston; interesting they changed plans. And I didn't realise the Toronto venue is correct, cheers!
The additional dates are out now and are within a day of those in the leak - there's no doubt in my mind that it was genuine. #OasisLive25 #Touts

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Shocking (not really): the #OasisLive25 🇨🇦+🇺🇸dates that had been leaked to a #TicketTouting WhatsApp group turned out, like 🇬🇧+🇮🇪, to be 💯% accurate - except for the venue in Toronto.
Once they sell out, expect more "new" dates, as below, to be announced #TicketTouts #Corruption

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

This confirms that touts have connections to insiders not just re information, but also for access to ticket allocations that are taken away from public sales for profit. The leak includes dates in 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 – it will be interesting to see if these are announced at some point 4/9

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

Delighted to present our ongoing work on online indictors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation at the annual ROSA conference in Oslo🇳🇴
https://t.co/Os9bZjEC7g
Thanks to Maria Horsfjord for inviting me to participate and contribute, and to coauthors @lhoiry @Keyser_Soze_13

[Alessandro Moretti @Moretti131]

@warrenchrism @ByRobDavies Well, all seats are standard seats until they are labelled as premium (or something else). They likely would have been the ones closest to the stage, at least in theory. But as you yourself posted, Ticketmaster were called out for doing this pretty poorly https://t.co/61flkTqUkY.