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7:37 p.m. ET, January 28, 2021 Robinhood CEO: 'We absolutely did not' restrict GameStop trading at the direction of a hedge fund From CNN Business' Clare Duffy Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev speaks during a conference in 2018 in New York. Alex Flynn/Bloomberg/Getty Images Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev explained what he called the platform's "very difficult decision" to restrict buying of GameStop (GME) and about a dozen other securities during a Thursday evening interview on CNBC. He said the decision was made in response to requirements Robinhood must adhere to as a brokerage firm. "We have lots o...