Comment by namer98 on 27/01/2021 at 02:32 UTC

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View submission: /r/wallstreetbets is making international news for counter-investing Wall Street firms that want to see GameStop's stock collapse. The palpable excitement is off the charts.

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It absolutely is market manipulation. It is just a question of does the SEC care.

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Comment by TSM- at 27/01/2021 at 02:58 UTC

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It's not market manipulation.

Comment by MantisToeBoggsinMD at 27/01/2021 at 05:43 UTC

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Okay explain exactly how. Where's the inside information or misinformation? Just building hype for a stock and recommending a buy is totally legal. AFAIK buying stocks just to fuck people over (and telling others to, using information that isn't false) isn't illegal either.