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eBay and ex-execs to pay $56M for 2019 harassment of ecommerce bloggers

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28 Jul 2026

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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 campaign involving threats, strange deliveries, surveillance, and attempts to track their car. The settlement includes payments from eBay and individual executives, alongside donations to nonprofits. eBay condemned the actions, stating they do not reflect the company's culture and have since strengthened policies and leadership to prevent such misconduct.

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eBay and ex-execs to pay $56M for 2019 harassment of newsletter couple

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...

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