If, like me, you have always been wondering if eBay is a more ethical alternative to Amazon, your question has just been answered: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-execs-pay-56m-to-settle-bloody-pig-mask-harassment-case/

Luckily we already have an alternative on the Fediverse for local listings!

The Flohmarkt instances: 🗺️ https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/map 📑 https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/list

It's still small but growing steadily :)

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.

If, like me, you have always been wondering if eBay is a more ethical alternative to Amazon, your question has just been answered: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-execs-pay-56m-to-settle-bloody-pig-mask-harassment-case/

Luckily we already have an alternative on the Fediverse for local listings!

The Flohmarkt instances: 🗺️ https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/map 📑 https://flohmarkt.fediverse.observer/list

It's still small but growing steadily :)

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.