{"id":24160,"date":"2026-07-29T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/ebay-and-ex-executives-to-pay-55-7m-to-couple-sent-cockroaches-in-harassment-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:37:18","slug":"ebay-and-ex-executives-to-pay-55-7m-to-couple-sent-cockroaches-in-harassment-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/ebay-and-ex-executives-to-pay-55-7m-to-couple-sent-cockroaches-in-harassment-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the company<\/p>\n

Ebay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7m to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim \u2060to a bizarre stalking and \u2060harassment campaign carried out \u200bby several of its employees in retaliation for their coverage of the e-commerce company in a newsletter they publish.<\/p>\n

David and Ina Steiner announced the settlement late on Monday, bringing an end to a \u2060case 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.<\/p>\n

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\nBloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the company
\nEbay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7m to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim \u2060to a bizarre stalking and \u2060harassment campaign carried out \u200bby several of its employees in retaliation for their coverage of the e-commerce company in a newsletter they publish.
\nDavid and Ina Steiner announced the settlement late on Monday, bringing an end to a \u2060case 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…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the company Ebay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7m to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim \u2060to a bizarre stalking and \u2060harassment campaign carried out \u200bby several of its employees in retaliation …<\/p>\n

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