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"YOU AND OTHER USERS HAVE THE OPTION TO ALLOW YOUR TRANSACTIONS TO BE SEEN ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BY OTHER USERS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED YOU. PUBLIC.COM DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THESE SHARED TRANSACTIONS. YOU AND OTHER USERS ARE FREE TO DISCLOSE OR NOT DISCLOSE TO YOUR FOLLOWERS YOUR TRADING INFORMATION AND DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.Excerpt from Public.com's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “YOU AND OTHER USERS HAVE THE OPTION TO ALLOW YOUR TRANSACTIONS TO BE SEEN ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BY OTHER USERS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED YOU. PUBLIC.COM DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THESE SHARED TRANSACTIONS. YOU AND OTHER USERS ARE FREE TO DISCLOSE OR NOT DISCLOSE TO YOUR FOLLOWERS YOUR TRADING …”
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