I don't believe it's possible to come up with a fixed set of rules that protects against market manipulation in both directions: the more one attempts to manipulation-proof in one direction, the easier it gets to manipulate in the opposite.
Wolfe Research firm is developing a tool that can scan large volumes of language text on subreddit forums
like wallstreetbets and assess which stocks are being targeted by retail traders. The article is currently at Market Watch.
They didn’t change the rules. The rules are clear that they’re allowed to change the rules anytime they want. That’s one of the rules.