Ebay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:55:17 GMT

Bloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the companyEbay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7m to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim ⁠to a bizarre stalking and ⁠harassment campaign carried out by several of its employees in retaliation for their coverage of the e-commerce company in a newsletter they publish.David and Ina Steiner announced the settlement late on Monday, bringing an end to a ⁠case they filed in 2021 in Boston federal court after several former eBay employees were prosecuted for targeting them in a cyberstalking campaign that involved sending the couple cockroaches, fly larvae and a bloody Halloween pig mask. Continue reading...

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