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.
As we’ve previously written, the case involved deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody pig mask to the home of a couple who run a news website. There were also harassing messages sent via email and Twitter, and an attempt to install a GPS tracking device on the victims’ car. Criminal charges resulted in guilty pleas and prison terms for former eBay employees.
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- Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish5 hours
This is class warfare. The wealthy thought they could get away with targeted harassment just because they’re used to getting their way, and they know there’s two tiers of justice.
I’m glad the journalists won, as they should have, but there is an ever-growing list of regular people who didn’t.
4 hoursNote that this happened in 2019 and is only finally seeing justice now. My own legal battle cost around $25,000 per year. That’s not something most people would be able to afford for 7 years straight.
- lyralycan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish2 hours
My legal fight is paid for entirely by my government, which is great because it’s their fault I’m in it
- 4 hours
I’m kinda curious about the stooges who did these things. Who would be stupid enough to commit crimes on behalf of a company? Did they seriously expect the company to go to bat for them if things went bad? They must have been drinking a LOT of eBay Kool Aid.
Behind the Bastards did two episodes on this one if you really want to learn more. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-that-time-ebays-private-211963285/
- GenitalHurricane@lemmy.worldEnglish26 minutes
Swindled did too https://pca.st/episode/40fcefc5-c541-4e00-be64-7e6f624bd4b1
- bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish2 hours
And a documentary called Whatever It Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal
- IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish5 hours
Good. Barabra Streisand effect:
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2019/4/1554870735.html
I would’ve never got to this article if it wasn’t for these weirdos.
- Tim_Bisley@piefed.socialEnglish1 hour
It kind of goes to show the type of person who is ok profiting off this sort of inequality
- 4 hours
What the hell happened to eBay? As an internet startup they were pretty committed to doing the right thing even if it cost more. I get that was the silicon valley of the 90s, and probably before corporate pressure to maximize profits and share prices.
- OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish4 hours
I think it’s just been easy to ignore how evil they are.
They’ve been tightly linked with Peter Thiel since they took over PayPal which has constantly stolen people’s money. It’s just harder for an auction house like eBay to be obviously evil.
