It is all about how one discloses conflicts of interest with suggestions (aka ownership interests). Key phrase from the statement "without ever having disclosed their plans to dump the securities".
This is amazing, good friend of the family rents out their goats to farmers and friends for the exact same purpose. Reduce pesticide use, naturally improve farm land all the while providing an ideal food source for meat goats, real ESG innovation at work!
This is common problem in nearly all intermediary business models from real estate agents, stock brokers (now nearly obsolete), recruiters to freight brokers...
Had very similar experiences. Setup QR readers for a convention where users could scan for our website and a text bot... Absolute disaster, on both accounts.