manipulation

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Not disclosing digital manipulation of your photos has left you in a personal moral quandary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“Any reports of unfair practices or market manipulation will be taken seriously, and we will not hesitate to refer any illegal conduct for further investigation and prosecution.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

Between 1890 and 1900, even as questions and concerns about human heredity and its manipulation became central to policy makers in America and Europe, Mendel’s name and his work were lost to the world.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee