eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers
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- eBay and former employees agreed to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner, who were targeted in a 2019 harassment campaign after criticizing the company in their newsletter.
- The harassment included anonymous threats, live spiders, cockroaches, a bloody pig mask, and plans to attach a GPS tracker to the couple's car.
- Seven former eBay employees were criminally charged and pleaded guilty, with former security chief James Baugh sentenced to nearly five years in prison.
- eBay has apologized and stated the behavior was not representative of its culture, while also paying additional amounts to non-profits.