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Morgan Stanley has complained to X about posts that utilized the bank's charts and research, resulting in the temporary locking of at least one account. The financial institution has filed Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints against 16 accounts that shared screenshots of their research, according to a Bloomberg News report.

The affected account belonged to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group Holdings, who had his X account locked on September 3rd. The post in question included a chart from a Morgan Stanley research report written by Mike Wilson, the bank's chief US equity strategist and chief investment officer.

Detrick expressed confusion over the situation, as the company did not directly address his concerns about the post, which had been online since April and cited Wilson's research. Detrick noted that he had not faced a similar issue before and would have removed the post if he had been contacted. The email received from X included the complaint from Morgan Stanley, which claimed that the copyrighted material was a proprietary report from Morgan Stanley Research.

The message also provided links to 16 other posts from various X users, most of which have been removed or edited to remove the bank's content.

Morgan Stanley declined to comment on the matter, while a spokesperson for X did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Financial social media, or Fintwit, involves finance enthusiasts posting charts and research they discover online, often leading to engaging discussions about market news. Detrick argued that Morgan Stanley's actions demonstrate a lack of understanding regarding the common practices within the industry.

He expressed his belief that "all publicity is good publicity." Detrick's post about the complaint has garnered over 90,000 views.