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eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign (arstechnica.com)
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eBay and three former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million in a settlement over a macabre campaign of cyberstalking and harassment that targeted two journalists in 2019.

As we’ve previously written, the case involved deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody pig mask to the home of a couple who run a news website. There were also harassing messages sent via email and Twitter, and an attempt to install a GPS tracking device on the victims’ car. Criminal charges resulted in guilty pleas and prison terms for former eBay employees.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 96 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

This is class warfare. The wealthy thought they could get away with targeted harassment just because they're used to getting their way, and they know there's two tiers of justice.

I'm glad the journalists won, as they should have, but there is an ever-growing list of regular people who didn't.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

And there are two tiers, most of them didn't even get charged with criminal charges.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 45 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Note that this happened in 2019 and is only finally seeing justice now. My own legal battle cost around $25,000 per year. That's not something most people would be able to afford for 7 years straight.

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 hours ago

My legal fight is paid for entirely by my government, which is great because it's their fault I'm in it