eBay Harassment Settlement

eBay and former executives will pay millions over a stalking and harassment campaign.

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eBay agrees $56m settlement with bloggers over harassment case

EBay and Former Execs Will Pay $56 Million to Couple They Tormented With Bloody Pig Masks

eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement

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eBay and three former executives agreed to pay $55.7 million to settle a civil lawsuit by Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner, with eBay’s share nearly $50 million. The Steiners, who publish EcommerceBytes, said former eBay employees targeted them in 2019 after critical coverage of the company, sending threats and anonymous deliveries including live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask. The settlement, first reached tentatively in February as trial approached, ends the couple’s lawsuit over the cyberstalking and harassment campaign.

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eBay and former leaders or employees carried out a disturbing harassment campaign against critics who wrote about the company. The company should pay a major financial price for that misconduct, including the multimillion-dollar settlement tied to the case.