eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay and former executives have agreed to pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit filed by journalists who were targeted in a 2019 harassment campaign. The campaign included sending macabre items like a bloody pig mask and live cockroaches to the victims' home.
Why it matters
This settlement concludes a high-profile case of corporate retaliation against independent media, emphasizing the legal consequences of executive-led harassment.
“Whatever it takes” eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists’ home.
18 A bloody pig mask mailed to cyberstalking victims by then-eBay employees. Credit: FBI A bloody pig mask mailed to cyberstalking victims by then-eBay employees. Credit: FBI Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav eBay and three former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million in a settlement over a macabre campaign of cyberstalking and harassment that targeted two journalists in 2019.
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