Derf, >> scammers getting away with it <<
I guess anything that increases the number of posts / day is fine with I-Hub, as long as they don't get in trouble with the SEC, etc. I-Hub is first a business, so I assume the daily volume of posts would be their bottom line criteria of success. But if the scamming and pumping makes enough people leave the site (or the SEC steps in with fines, etc), then things would change.
Fwiw, I initially saw I-Hub as a place to store info (sector boards and stock lists), and to get occasional stock ideas. But after retirelent (2020), the 'socializing' aspect has grown in importance. I think that's a big reason why people stay on the site, they develop friendships, etc. And when Covid hit, the social media venues took on an added importance in people's lives.
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