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eBay sued after former employees 'terrorised' critical bloggers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebay-sued-former-employees-terrorised-113822601.htmlMatthew Field
Thu, July 22, 2021, 7:38 AM
A couple who were subjected to a campaign of stalking and harassment by eBay employees have sued the company for damages over the emotional stress caused by the tech giant.
The Massachusetts couple, who ran a blog critical of the online auction site, were sent threatening emails and Twitter messages, subjected to covert surveillance and had bizarre and disturbing packages delivered to their home, including live cockroaches and a bloody Halloween pig mask.
David and Ina Steiner said eBay’s security staff and contractors launched a campaign in August 2019 to “intimidate, threaten to kill, torture, terrorise, stalk and silence” them for their newsletter coverage.
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US prosecutors also allege that even more disturbing packages were ordered, including a “preserved fetal pig”, which was cancelled by the vendor. The packages were accompanied by Twitter threats from an anonymous account asking “do I have ur [sic] attention now?”
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