Whoever is tell you manipulating stocks is illegal is right?<br>Doing in the way that it was done now is not?<br>Why it's a was public discussion and the people that did this announced thier desired to buy them beforehand,it no different than Warren Buffett tell someone to buy apple stocks on interviews.<br>His advice and influence is also a Major factor in inflating apple stock what people on reddit did was the same thing they said they will do a fair trade and tried to revive a  company.<br>Anyone saying otherwise is Either lying or is biased.