eBay executives launch a cyberstalking campaign against the EcommerceBytes journalists

corporate_misconduct 2019-08-01 00:00 UTC

After Ina Steiner wrote about the CEO's pay, eBay staff sent the Steiners threatening messages and deliveries including live spiders and cockroaches, a bloody pig mask and a funeral wreath, and attempted to place a GPS tracker on their car.

Analyzed impacts (3)

Ina Steiner ▼ harmed verified conf 0.9

Primary target of the campaign; the harassment followed her reporting on eBay's CEO pay

David Steiner ▼ harmed verified conf 0.9

Targeted alongside his wife in the same campaign

EcommerceBytes ▼ harmed verified conf 0.9

The campaign's stated aim was to stop the publication's coverage of eBay