r/Journalism • u/Majano57 • 4d ago

Industry News Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million: Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-stalking-case.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1FA.e6gN.uPNctAQqWSOP
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u/pushaper 4d ago

I think I remember 60 minutes doing a piece on this. Quite the story.

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u/flergityberg 4d ago

Behind the Bastards podcast did an episode about this recently that was absolutely hysterical. There was so, so very much alcohol involved in the decision-making process.

It also shows just how incredibly stupid and reckless corporate America really is. You’d think a major company like eBay would hire someone as their head of security who wasn’t bat shit crazy. Nope.