US EditionUPAD Launches "Rakija Gate" - The First Balkan Anti-Bot Protocol - During the Most Attacked Concert On-Sale in Regional History
UPAD's Rakija Gate quarantined bots during a high-demand ticket sale for Aleksandra Prijović, preserving access for real fans and introducing transparency with public integrity metrics.
- On Nov. 16, 2025, UPAD deployed Rakija Pit, a culturally-coded anti-automation filter, activating Rakija Gate during Aleksandra Prijović's New Year's Eve sale organised by Extra FM.
- UPAD's behaviour engine detected machine-generated purchase patterns far above normal thresholds, so engineers routed automated bots into the Rakija Pit quarantine lane instead of letting real fans compete.
- UPAD's engineering team built a fintech-like infrastructural layer combining seat architecture, behaviour-scoring, and presence-tracking to protect against automated interference, contrasting many EU ticketing platforms.
- To set a new standard for transparency, UPAD will publish a public Event Digest with anonymized metrics to promote fairness in Balkan ticketing markets benefiting artists and fans.
- The culturally-coded name reflects Balkan humour — 'only real humans survive rakija' — and UPAD's 'Be Present' philosophy aims to elevate the live-event ticketing ecosystem across Balkan markets.
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UPAD Launches "Rakija Gate" - The First Balkan Anti-Bot Protocol - During the Most Attacked Concert On-Sale in Regional History
ZAGREB, Croatia, Nov. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPAD, the progressive, fintech-driven ticketing infrastructure startup, has deployed "Rakija Pit", a culturally-coded anti-automation signal created to identify and quarantine bots during high-demand ticket launches. Rakija Gate was activated for the first time ever during the New Year's Eve sale for the biggest young regional singer Aleksandra Prijović, organised by Extra FM, drawing the highes…
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UPAD Launches “Rakija Gate” - The First Balkan Anti-Bot Protocol - During the Most Attacked Concert On-Sale in Regional History
ZAGREB, Croatia, Nov. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPAD, the progressive, fintech-driven ticketing infrastructure startup, has deployed “Rakija Pit”, a culturally-coded anti-automation signal created to identify and quarantine bots during high-demand ticket launches.
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