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Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price (gizmodo.com)
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[โ€“] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think it's to limit damage from subreddits like WSB. If a bunch of your most active users own stock, they will be slandering WSB and calling for the ban of the subreddit when they eventually want to short it.

[โ€“] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Reddit has enough of the same half crazed energy Tumblr has that I suspect quite a few users even the most active site would fuck the site over for fun.