eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019
TechCrunch·July 28, 2026
eBay has reached a $56 million settlement with Ina and David Steiner, a couple who write an e-commerce newsletter. The couple had occasionally criticized eBay in their newsletter, prompting high-level executives to concoct a plot to intimidate them into stopping their negative coverage in 2019. The Steiners were subjected to harassment and intimidation tactics, which have now been addressed through the settlement. The incident has been resolved, with eBay agreeing to pay the substantial sum to the couple.
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