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It's just a matter of time before some company insider is paid to manipulate their employers' stock through the power of the /r/WallStreetBets self-defined auti
by 1_player 5y ago
It's just a matter of time before some company insider is paid to manipulate their employers' stock through the power of the /r/WallStreetBets self-defined autists.
Companies use social media for astroturfing and viral marketing, why not market manipulation?
- mccorrinall 5y agoHappened a lot when Shkreli was still mod
- dfxm12 5y agoJohn Mackey himself used a burner account on Yahoo finance message boards to talk trash on Wild Oats to try and lower their stock price before Whole Foods acquired them in the mid 00s. chron.com/business/article/Whole-Foods-CEO-used-fake-name-to-knock-rival-1830788.php
- gorjusborg 5y agoIn hindsight, that didn't get nearly as much publicity as it should have.
- afterburner 5y agoMatter of time? It's definitely been happening since the beginning of this thing. GME isn't the only stock talked about on WSB.