eBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million as part of a settlement with a Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment and cyberstalking campaign in 2019. This settlement resolves a legal dispute that revealed the company's former executives sent various items, including live insects and a bloody pig mask, to David and Ina Steiner, who run the EcommerceBytes newsletter, in response to their coverage of eBay. The Steiners filed a lawsuit against eBay and its former executives, including ex-CEO Devin Wenig, in 2021.
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eBay Settles Cyberstalking Case for $55.7 Million
eBay and three former executives have agreed to a $55.7 million settlement related to a harassment and cyberstalking case involving a Massachusetts couple. The couple, David and Ina Steiner, were targeted due to their newsletter's coverage of eBay, leading to a lawsuit filed in 2021.
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eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement
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