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GameStop saga pushes financial trading chatter into orbit of EU platform regulation

By Jack Schickler ( February 3, 2021, 17:29 GMT | Insight) -- Social-media sites could be held responsible for hosting misleading financial-market information, EU regulators have suggested, after forum chatter on Reddit led to extreme price volatility in stocks such as GameStop. New EU laws on digital services could make big platforms such as Google and Facebook responsible for market manipulation they host, France's Robert Ophèle said.Large online platforms could be held responsible for hosting misleading financial-market information or abuse, EU regulators have suggested, in the wake of chatter on social-media network Reddit leading to extreme recent price volatility in stocks such as US chain GameStop....

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