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Automated purchasing bots, also known as “sneaker bots,” “click bots,” “Instacart bots,” and other names, are ruining the online shopping and gig economy experience for both consumers and workers.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Bots are one of the more controversial parts of the sneaker resale world. While some resellers swear by the software applications that expedite ...

A new raffle event is hoping to remove one of the biggest plagues of the sneaker market: sneaker bot activity. On Thursday July 2, Klarna and Highsnobiety will partner on a sneaker drop that utilizes ...

Sneaker bots are scooping up the new Yeezy “Ash Blue” and “Quantum” shoes to resell at a huge markup. Shopping bots are likely to make it tough for everyday sneakerheads to get their hands on a pair ...

Once again sneaker bots ruined another highly anticipated sneaker drop and not only did they eat up hundreds of pairs, but said pair went to two men who boasted about their success on social media.

Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence Security, discusses fake online accounts, and the fraud they carry out on a daily basis. Recently, one of my friends from my submarine days sent me a friend ...

Sneakerbots have been making life miserable for the average sneakerhead who finds it almost impossible to secure a pair of grails these days. While we continue to curse the house of Nike, respectfully ...

Around the time that dedicated collectors started pitching tents outside sneakers stores, winding so far down the block that police sometimes felt it necessary to shut the whole thing down, sneakers ...

Bots are a special, clever kind of software. Much faster than any human sneakerhead could ever click on the correct shoe size and enter their credit card number, bots can swoop in and buy everything ...

Without a technological leg up, it can be close to impossible to purchase a pair of hyped sneakers when they drop at retail. That's where "bots,"software applications that expedite the online checkout ...