FlightAware Is Suing Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Bets
Kalshi, the prediction market platform that lets users wager on everything from sports and politics to drug trials, is now in hot water over new markets betting on flight cancellations. FlightAware claims it had no idea Kalshi was using its data this way until reporters began reaching out for comment. FlightAware says in the lawsuit that Kalshi signed up for an account that prohibited using its data for commercial purposes, but the company also later updated its terms to specifically ban using the data for betting and prediction markets.
- ▪Kalshi, the prediction market platform that lets users wager on everything from sports and politics to drug trials, is now in hot water over new markets betting on flight cancellations.
- ▪FlightAware claims it had no idea Kalshi was using its data this way until reporters began reaching out for comment.
- ▪FlightAware says in the lawsuit that Kalshi signed up for an account that prohibited using its data for commercial purposes, but the company also later updated its terms to specifically ban using the data for betting and prediction markets.
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- ▪ A flight tracking service is suing Kalshi for using its data without authorization — Engadget
- ▪ Flight tracking platform FlightAware sues Kalshi in New York, alleging Kalshi is using its data without permission to let users bet on flight cancellations (Jack Morphet/Wall Street Journal) — Techmeme
- ▪ FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets — TechCrunch
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Kalshi, the prediction market platform that lets users wager on everything from sports and politics to drug trials, is now in hot water over new markets betting on flight cancellations. Flight-tracking platform FlightAware filed a lawsuit against the company on Monday, alleging that Kalshi used its data and branding without permission.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000797282","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"commerce","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"commerce","TAGS":"kalshi,prediction-markets","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Kalshi first launched markets allowing users to bet on…
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