Never blindly trust the stock god's stock recommendations

What hidden利益chains are behind illegal stock recommendations by AI?

Owning millions of followers and dressed as a “rich second-generation,” they seem to guide fans in investments, but in reality, they operate without licenses and illegally recommend stocks. Recently, securities regulators and public security departments jointly cracked down on a batch of illegal stock promoters and online influencer “black mouths” big V, exposing the false image of these so-called investment “gods.”

The wave of short videos and live streaming has fueled a large number of so-called financial bloggers. These individuals talk confidently about stock trends on camera, push tips to followers, and treat serious investing as a business to harvest traffic. However, the law clearly states that engaging in securities investment consulting requires approval from regulatory authorities and proper qualifications. It’s like opening a restaurant needing a license or driving requiring a driver’s license—meant to ensure professionalism and uphold bottom lines. Relying solely on a persuasive mouth and a carefully crafted persona to cross the line into stock recommendations or even market manipulation carries enormous risks and harms, as is obvious.

Although the law explicitly prohibits it, major social platforms frequently see new “stock gods” and “investment masters” emerging. The root cause is nothing more than profit. The tricks of illegal stock recommendations are actually quite simple: flaunting luxury cars and watches today, showing doubled returns tomorrow, establishing an image of wealth and investment savvy to gain trust, then starting to charge membership or consulting fees, or directly guiding followers to buy and sell, pushing the market for behind-the-scenes funds to unload. After following this process, they earn huge profits. The lure of such enormous gains naturally tempts some to risk crossing legal boundaries, ignoring the red line.

On the other side of the screen are ordinary people’s simple desires for wealth appreciation; on this side are carefully designed schemes to harvest their trust. The reason why many fall for “stock god” recommendations is a lack of sufficient understanding of investing, always seeking an easy and profitable shortcut. Some investors, especially beginners who just entered the market, crave overnight riches, fantasize about riding a free ride to financial freedom, eager for someone to tell them exactly what to buy and when to sell, surrendering their control over investment decisions—yet they forget the simplest truth: if someone truly had a foolproof way to make money, who would bother shouting online?

The platform’s gatekeeping is often ineffective. Investment involves the money of millions, and scrutiny should be more cautious. In reality, some platforms knowingly allow certain accounts to illegally recommend stocks but are reluctant to give up traffic and commercial benefits, pretending not to see the problem. When the issue blows up and regulators name and shame them, they hurriedly issue “permanent bans.” If platforms only see traffic as business and forget they are also gatekeepers of information, they will ultimately harm not only investors but also their own credibility.

This crackdown by regulators has made arrests and issued warnings. Under “zero tolerance,” illegal stock recommendations by “gods” are becoming more complex and covert, often disguised as knowledge sharing or lifestyle recording, making evidence collection and identification difficult. To thoroughly rectify the chaos of illegal stock recommendations, regulators need to continuously upgrade their methods, leveraging big data, artificial intelligence, and other new technologies to monitor abnormal recommendation behaviors, establish blacklists for repeat offenders, and implement cross-platform joint punishments. As the bridge between content creators and users, platforms should not only count traffic but also consider risks. They must take proactive steps—limiting or banning accounts without qualifications that talk about stock trends and induce trading—to truly serve as purifiers of investment information rather than enablers of illegal recommendations.

Investing has never had shortcuts. Relying on “stock gods” or insider tips usually just means paying tuition. For investors, instead of blindly following trends, it’s better to calm down, improve oneself, and rely on rational judgment and accumulated experience—only then can they truly safeguard their assets.