An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign by eBay employees against two critics who are now suing the company, its former CEO, and others for harassment
Some of my favorite business stories aren't the breaking kind, but are painstaking and show all the human complexity. In this @DavidStreitfeld story, the added split of corporatism and individual responsibility, makes it excellent. https://www.nytimes.com/...
mega-rich can hide behind their corporations for their crimes bc mindset is perpetuated in this very article about them, thanks to the clause beginning with the word “even.” Imagine if the word was, and there's no reason to believe it wouldn't be more accurate, “especially.” http…
Bonkers stuff, and very hard not to conclude that the people running eBay were too rich, powerful, narcissistic, and isolated—it makes no sense why they'd care so much about a blog! https://www.nytimes.com/...
The attacks were still escalating when police traced them back to @eBay ... Since those weeks in 2019, everyone — prosecutors, judges, the victims, the perpetrators and eBay itself — has come to agree that a really bad thing happened. https://www.nytimes.com/... via @nytimestech …
eBay hired a group of ex-military/ex-cop operators to harass and terrorize a middle aged couple who run a blog about e-commerce https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Low level people on these platforms have outrageous access and capability to cause harm. Models must evolve to counterweight the risks. https://www.nytimes.com/...