Bruce achieved some success as a more or less conventional comedian in the 1950s before he began extending the boundaries of what was considered acceptable material for night club comics.

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They, along with other social media, have been officially deemed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to be acceptable venues for companies to disclose material information to investors.

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On this occasion, however, it ruled that the material had gone beyond what was acceptable and had not been justified by its context.

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