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		Lasher on Jan 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Bl... Mods on WSB are catching a lot of flack for closing a thread asking for alternative brokers (no idea why) and for commenting in another sticky not to go and write bad reviews for the brokers limiting trades. I fear they are about to get a harsh lesson in what happens when the mob you are leading turns against you.

rcxdude on Jan 28, 2021 [–]

I get the impression the mods on WSB aren't really leading the whole thing, just trying to moderate a particularly hard to moderate community.

kchr on Jan 28, 2021 | [–]

Same here. They are probably just trying to stay neutral and not steer a mob towards specific brokers.

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