Calls for UK ban on software that secures stocks of goods such as Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5
Consumers are being warned of a surge in the use of computer software that lets internet profiteers snap up in-demand items in bulk – from games consoles to home exercise equipment – at the expense of genuine shoppers.
Amid warnings that problems with automated retail bots will continue to grow in 2021, calls are intensifying for the UK government to ban this activity, as it did with event tickets in 2018.
