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2OEH8eoCRo0 • yesterday at 8:13 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I thought using bots in a misleading and inauthentic way was free speech. What about Elon's stock pumping twitter bots?


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LPisGood • yesterday at 8:15 PM

That may be true by itself. However, misleading and inauthentic speech to make money is fraudulent and illegal.

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nemomarx • yesterday at 8:16 PM

Who said those are legal? I'm sure that could be securities or wire fraud.

seb1204 • yesterday at 8:23 PM

I'd like to read more about this court case