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eBay Executives Respond to Criticism with Harassment and Intimidationby@legalpdf

eBay Executives Respond to Criticism with Harassment and Intimidation

by Legal PDF: Tech Court CasesJanuary 17th, 2024
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The mysterious figure known as 'Fidomaster' becomes a thorn in eBay's side, leading to covert measures by executives. A GIC report identifies 'Fidomaster' as an anonymous Twitter user posting negativity about eBay. In a disturbing turn, plans are made to send a threatening letter to Ina Steiner to silence critical articles. Uncover the escalating vendetta as eBay grapples with the enigmatic 'Fidomaster.'

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USA v. eBay Court Filing, retrieved on January 11, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This is part 4 of 12.

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13. By the spring of 2019, an anonymous internet user known variously as "Fidomaster", "Dan Davis", and "unsuckebay" (hereinafter "Fidomaster") had also become a source of frustration to Executive 1, Executive 2, Baugh, and others at eBay.


14. At Executive 2's direction, Baugh caused the GIC to prepare a report concerning Fidomaster. The March 2019 report concluded that Fidomaster was an "anonymous Twitter user that posts negative content about eBay and its senior leadership." It also asserted that "Fidomaster" communicated with Ina Steiner about issues pertaining to eBay, noting "Steiner and eCommerceBytes are known for publishing negative content about eBay and its executives."


15. In approximately April or May 2019, Baugh met with GIC employees and told them the GIC would be writing an anonymous, handwritten, and threatening letter to Ina Steiner, to get her to stop publishing articles critical of eBay. The letter was never sent.



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