eBay is set to compensate a couple from Massachusetts with almost $56 million after they alleged that the firm attempted to intimidate them into ceasing their reporting through a series of threats, stalking, the use of live cockroaches, and a Halloween mask resembling a bloody pig. eBay acknowledges the wrongful actions against the Steiners and expresses regret. The settlement, revealed on Tuesday, brings to a close more than six years of legal battles, both criminal and civil, initiated by David and Ina Steiner, who are the founders of the e-commerce newsletter EcommerceBytes. “David and I were on the same page that this settlement should and must be made public—as victims who want to prevent something like this from ever happening to anyone else, and as reporters who believe in transparency,” Ina Steiner stated. “We hope that this case will serve as a deterrent.” What we know about compensation The arrangement entails $48.7 million in compensation, in addition to $7 million designated for charitable donations, which includes contributions to First Amendment organizations, and it lacks any …