"Technically it's an abusive squeeze"
Naked shorting is illegal too, but the hedge funds have found a figleaf workaround
This isn't an organised squeeze or pumpn'ndump and in order to be absolutely covered all the the movers'n'shakers is ensure they're not going to financially benefit from setting a few hedges on fire (ie, by NOT buying gameshop stock, merely commenting on it and pointing out the figleaf shorting)