Put me in my place if this is nonsense but doesn’t it make way more sense if the astroturfing is done by WSB goons? I just don’t see corporate entities coordinating this kind of thing
Put me in my place if this is nonsense but doesn’t it make way more sense if the astroturfing is done by WSB goons? I just don’t see corporate entities coordinating this kind of thing
considine@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
The top hits for my “WSB” search are:
World Sports Betting
r/WallStreetBets
World Superbikes
I don’t think any of their goons are astroturfing (well, maybe World Superbikes). Did you mean a different entity?
anus@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Sorry I thought this was more common, it’s definitely wall Street bets
considine@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Do you mean investors are trying to manipulate stocks by planting stories? Yeah, I think so. But intelligence agencies have whole training programs on how to manipulate narratives, and a very long track record of doing so. See the GCHQ leaked documents, the Church Committee, and The Cultural Cold War by Frances Stonor Saunders.