SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers: Takeaways for Companies and Individuals

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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced charges against eight social media influencers in a $100 million securities fraud scheme, alleging that they manipulated the market through an arrangement of coordinated misrepresentations to their thousands of followers on Twitter and Discord (an instant-messaging social platform).

The defendants in this case are all members of a thriving subcommunity on social media and other platforms focused on finance and the stock market…

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