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 Olivia Rodrigo presale broke Ticketmaster. This is almost definitely a function of the fact that

1) she has lots of fans
2) scalpers now use specialized, $500-per-month browsers designed to hit the virtual waiting room hundreds of times per computer

https://www.404media.co/ticketmaster-crashes-during-olivia-rodrigo-presale-heres-why/ 
 Someone should get the browser, reverse engineer and open source it. But it sounds like the devs are integrating a lot of services that could kind of be "bring your own" voip api, vpn/private proxies etc.

Maybe implement a proof of work mechanism that would grind computers to a halt if they attempt this with multiple sessions on a single pc but just be a minor burden if used as intended.