At the start of the month Taylor Swift fans filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, alleging that the ticketing company engaged in "fraud, price-fixing, and antitrust violations," and that "intentional deception" meant many verified fans missed out on tickets.

Pitchfork reports that a second lawsuit has been filed against Ticketmaster by Swift fans. The new federal class action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday (20 December), and alleges that Ticketmaster "intentionally and purposefully misled millions of fans into believing it would prevent bots and scalpers from participating in the presales."

The lawsuit also states, "However, millions of fans were unable to purchase tickets during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale and the Capital One Presale, due in large part to unprecedented website traffic caused by Ticketmaster allowing 14 million unverified Ticketmaster users and a ‘staggering’ number of bots to participate in the presales."

The 26 plaintiffs are requesting a civil fine of $2,500 per violation, as well as coverage of the costs of attorneys' and other legal fees.