eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case

eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.36m) fine to resolve harassment charges against bloggers critical of the company.

Executives at eBay sent live spiders and cockroaches to Ina and David Steiner, according to court papers.

The couple were targeted for producing a newsletter the employees disliked, prosecutors said.

The filings said the couple had been left “emotionally, psychologically, and physically” terrorised.

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