manipulation

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As one of the early founders of social media, I spent more than 25 years building social networks without targeted ads or algorithmic manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

As for specific rules, we certainly support strong rules that limit manipulation, insider trading, or other forms of abuse that can undermine the integrity of these markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

This isolation makes California gas prices more sensitive to refinery outages and market manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

Mendel’s gift was experimentation—the manipulation of organisms, cross-fertilization of carefully selected sub-breeds, the testing of hypotheses.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee