eBay Inc. agreed to pay $48.7 million to David and Ina Steiner, who were harassed by former eBay employees through threats, cyberstalking, and disturbing anonymous deliveries like live insects and a bloody pig mask. The settlement also includes $7 million in charitable donations supporting First Amendment rights. The case, spanning over six years, exposed serious misconduct by former executives and employees, leading to criminal charges and prison sentences. eBay apologized, acknowledged leadership issues, and pledged improved ethics and policies to prevent future incidents.
eBay and several former executives have agreed to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner, a couple who ran the EcommerceBytes newsletter, after a 2019 harassment campaign orchestrated by eBay's former executives. The harassment included threatening...
eBay and several former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million to settle a lawsuit with Ina and David Steiner, a Massachusetts couple who were harassed and stalked in 2019. The Steiners run eCommercebytes, a blog critical of eBay, which led to a...
