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People paid for a Times Square billboard to promote GameStop trading and even a plane banner mocking Robinhood
People paid for a Times Square billboard to promote GameStop trading and even a plane banner mocking Robinhood
Annabelle WilliamsFeb 2, 2021, 03:53 IST
Wall Street Bets users have driven up the GameStop stock priceREUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
People are paying to spread pro-GameStop messages beyond online forums.
One person took out a pro-GameStop billboard in New York City s Times Square.
After Robinhood temporarily froze GameStop purchases and limited other stocks last week, another paid for a plane to fly a banner mocking Robinhood.