In the 1980s, the Internet was used to drive up the price of a stock with false claims and then to sell before the public catches on.

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In the 1980s, the Internet was not widely used by the public or for trading stocks. The practice described, known as "pump and dump," did exist but was not facilitated through the Internet as it was not yet a tool commonly available for such purposes.

In the 1980s, the Internet Was Used to Drive Up