eBay Reaches $56 Million Settlement With E-Commerce Newsletter Writers It Terrorized In 2019

eBay与2019年恐吓的电子商务通讯撰稿人达成5600万美元和解

来源: techcrunch.com | 主题: The Almighty Buck | 评论: 11

时间: on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @05:00PM

eBay and several former executives have agreed to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner , the newsletter writers targeted in a 2019 corporate harassment campaign that involved threats, surveillance attempts, and deliveries of live insects and other disturbing items. The settlement closes the couple's civil case after seven former employees pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the scheme. TechCrunch reports: Ina and David Steiner, a married couple and the co-authors of EcommerceBytes, inspired the ire of high-level eBay executives after occasionally criticizing the company in their newsletter. In 2019, a plot was concocted to intimidate the couple into halting their negative coverage. Executives used sock puppet social media accounts to harass the couple, while also sending them

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