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eBay Pays $50M to Silence Critics | San Antonio News
eBay is paying nearly $50 million to settle a lawsuit with a Massachusetts couple who ran a tech newsletter, after former employees orchestrated a terrifying harassment campaign involving live insects and a funeral wreath delivered to their home — all allegedly to silence their reporting. The Steiners, David and Ina, received $48.7 million, plus $7 million in charitable donations to First Amendment groups. Seven former eBay execs pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and conspiracy, and eBay paid a $3 million criminal penalty. The company apologized, calling the behavior “reprehensible” and vowing…
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