I have a hypothesis, on how THH runs hotcrapper, which is along the lines of..
At some point, hotcrapper (from now on HC) decided a "conflict model", was a good way to increase discussions and forum visits.
Paid employees of HC, were given assignments, to debate and offer alternative views, on popular companies, to increase posts and discussion, increasing traffic and making advertising, more attractive to marketers.
Somewhere along the line, when "downramping" these stocks, they realised, that the negative sentiment being created, was actually influencing the share price (such was the reach and use, of HC, by retail investors).
At some further point, either the managers or owners, of HC, or associates of theirs, saw the opportunity, to make money from the influence of HC on retail holders.
This is where, paid downramping and trolling, became used as a tool, beyond their "conflict model", on select "target companies" to make money, using the leverage of shorting.
At some further point again, the pinning of ***************** articles, was added to the mix, using tabloidly, derogatory, inventive and dramatic journalism, to cast the company in a bad light and negatively impact sentiment.
This pinning is always accompanied by, an increase in shorting, as well as an increase in both paid "intelligent?" downrampers and less intelligent, troll minions, aimed at disrupting and overpowering, constructive discussions on the threads, of the target company.
This appears to have been a successful strategy, as TMH revenues, dramatically increased, from full year 2020, to full year 2021.
That is until, they encountered Brainchip.
But of course, the story of this hypothesis, of TMH or associates, shorting BRN, while using HC and articles published by TMH, as a tool to manipulate the market, is not over yet..
I want to stress, that this is just a hypothesis, nothing more!
I would however, appreciate any help, from anyone, with links to similar articles and the dates they were pinned, onto other stocks, for further study
I remember someone saying Novonix (NVX) has also been a target?
My opinions only.