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

“Her ability to deceptively influence others, whether in person or online, has now come to an end. Our office is committed to holding accountable anyone who uses deception and manipulation to prey on others.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

In the technosphere of the Andes, Lechtman explained, “people solved basic engineering problems through the manipulation of fibers,” not by creating and joining hard wooden or metal objects.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann