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eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people” (arstechnica.com)

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eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”::eBay must pay maximum fine for putting Massachusetts couple “through pure hell.”

eBay agreed to pay maximal possible fine of $3 million after employees harassed, intimidated, and stalked a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their critical reporting of the online marketplace (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/7753377

eBay's harassment campaign against the couple, David and Ina Steiner, stretched for 18 days in August 2019 and was led by the company's former senior director of safety and security, Jim Baugh. It started when then-CEO Devin Wenig and then-chief communications officer Steven Wymer decided to "take down" the Steiners after growing frustrated with their coverage of eBay in a newsletter called EcommerceBytes.

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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eBay's harassment campaign against the couple, David and Ina Steiner, stretched for 18 days in August 2019 and was led by the company's former senior director of safety and security, Jim Baugh. It started when then-CEO Devin Wenig and then-chief communications officer Steven Wymer decided to "take down" the Steiners after growing frustrated with their coverage of eBay in a newsletter called EcommerceBytes.

eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/swingadmin on 2024-01-12 18:11:50.

eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people” (arstechnica.com)

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I'm putting this here because the DOJ was involved.

All seven former eBay employees have been convicted on felony charges, the DOJ said. As the "ringleader," Baugh was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Others have received prison sentences between 12 and 24 months. Two former employees were sentenced to a year of home confinement. One co-conspirator has pleaded guilty and is still awaiting sentencing.