manipulation

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Historical “bucket shops” serve as a parallel, demonstrating how unregulated speculative trading led to market manipulation and eventual crackdowns.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

There has been at least one particularly egregious case of AI manipulation by an Airbnb host in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Polymarket also agreed to work with MLB to restrict event contracts that pose “integrity risk,” where outcomes triggered by the actions of, say, pitchers, managers or umpires could be subject to manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Also known as streaming manipulation, the practice involves "fake" artists uploading song to sites like Spotify, YouTube, Instagram and Apple Music, and artificially boosting their play counts, in order to gain royalty payments.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

And yet, Briony struggled to grasp the difficult thought, wasn't there manipulation here, wasn't Lola using the twins to express something on her behalf, something hostile or destructive?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan