7/28/2026 at 4:11:19 AM
by apress
7/29/2026 at 5:53:23 PM
And no jail time for the ex-CEO? This society has got to stop protecting all the sociopaths.by krunck
7/29/2026 at 6:00:43 PM
That's what I also found unsettling.by intrasight
7/28/2026 at 10:45:30 AM
Wow. This is still going on? I've always still been amused to see the Deferred Prosecution Agreement link at the bottom of every page on eBay, but... just wow.[eBay chief communications officer Steve] Wymer texted [head of eBay security Jim] Baugh that Ina Steiner was a "biased troll who needs to be BURNED DOWN"; that he wanted "to see ashes"; and that Baugh should do "whatever it takes."
by kotaKat
7/29/2026 at 5:10:33 PM
Multiple submissions on this. Other sources:- TechCrunch: <https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/ebay-reaches-56m-settlemen...>
- ECommerceBytes: <https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2026/7/178...>
- Reuters: <https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ebay-former-executi...>
- AP News: <https://apnews.com/article/ebay-settlement-d0886f1036e198f77...>
- NY Times: <https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-s...> (archive: <https://archive.ph/GD3IR>)
- Ars Technica: <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-exec...>
- BBC: <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj039p238r5o>
- The Guardian: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/ebay-hara...>
by dredmorbius