GameStop(GME-US)、AMC(AMC-US) And other “meme stocks” (meme stocks) have risen recently, once again arousing market attention. Some analysts pointed out that thousands of bots on the social platform are the initiators of this wave of hype, and they may be supported by overseas organizations.
Internet security company PiiQ Media used keywords such as “Hold the Line” and GameStop’s stock code “GME” to comment on Twitter (TWTR-US),Facebook (FB-US), Instagram and Youtube and other platform content for analysis.
It was found that between January 28 and February 18, there were very similar and obvious artificial patterns in the GameStop-related posts of the above-mentioned social software. According to the company’s authenticity scoring system, PiiQ estimated Thousands of bot accounts are hyping memes such as GameStop and Dogecoin.
Although there is no analysis of Reddit data, PiiQ co-founder and chief technology officer Aaron Barr expects to see similar patterns of human activity on Reddit.
After the outbreak of GameStop and AMC’s short-squeeze frenzy, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to investigate related transactions to find whether there is any human operation or behavior that improperly affects the market.
Reddit Chief Executive Steve Huffman said when attending a House hearing this month that after analysis, the squeeze on WallStreetBets did not involve any chatbots or overseas agency activities.
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