Twitter reacts to GameStop & Robinhood saga: xQc, Elon Musk, & more Wikimedia Commons: jurvetson \/ Twitch: xQcOnline personalities have been weighing in with their thoughts via Twitter on the insane GameStop and Robinhood drama to sweep not just the internet, but the world\u2019s media. The last group of people who were expected to shake up the stock market was a group of Redditors, but that\u2019s exactly what they did when their mission to \u201cshort-squeeze\u201d GameStop\u2019s stock went viral, causing absolute chaos to erupt. On January 28 $GME hit its peak of $469.42, but the climb was put to a halt when moves from popular trading apps like Robinhood meant restrictions for those trying to trade GameStop stock. This promptly led to outrage from not only regular people, but many influencers, politicians, and more who had something to say about the way the situation was being handled by these huge companies. Whether it was hot takes, criticisms, or memes, it seems like everyone had something to say. Business mogul and Tesla owner Elon Musk gave the buzz a boost when he shared a link to the subreddit that started it all, \/r\/WallStreetBets, with the simple caption \u201cgamestonk!\u201d He also weighed in with his opinion that \u201cshorting is a scam,\u201d taking the side of the subreddit. Carlos \u2018ocelote\u2019 Rodr\u00edguez Santiago, the founder of G2 Esports, hit out at trading app Robinhood for ironically \u201cstealing from the poor,\u201d and FaZe banks revealed that he had actually had his $NOK order canceled by the app, calling them \u201cscum.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosR\/status\/1354867211853299712 No I didn\u2019t, you did @RobinhoodApp. You guys are fucked. Absolute scum. pic.twitter.com\/GnIPPsl3T3 \u2014 FaZe Banks (@Banks) January 28, 2021 YouTuber Ethan Klein of H3H3 productions didn\u2019t hold back when he also slammed Robinhood after calling hedge-funds \u201cparasitic money blackholes.\u201d Logan Paul tweeted a stock market meme of his own, before having the WallStreetBets founders on the Impaulsive podcast to talk to them directly about the crazy situation. Logan\u2019s brother Jake Paul even uploaded a fight poster of him and the CEO of Robinhood, saying \u201cI think the Robinhood CEO needs an ass-whooping.\u201d I think the robinhood CEO needs an ass whooping pic.twitter.com\/KGt57bqGRT \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 29, 2021 Streamer xQc also joined in on the conversation, tweeted an all caps message calling the \u201cstock manipulating\u201d a \u201cdisaster.\u201d Read More: Can Jake Paul beat Ben Askren? – In another tweet, he also referred to Robinhood as \u201cshameless shmucks.\u201d The GameStop saga has certainly been a mind-blowing one, and it seems to be bringing together huge groups of politicians, influencers, personalities, and ordinary people as the drama with Robinhood continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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