eBay: They Were Terrorized by a Tech Company. When Will They See Justice?
A newly available documentary, 'Whatever It Takes,' examines eBay workers' plot to cyberstalk journalists and critics.
Like so much of the internet, eBay began at a moment of intense optimism that technology could bring people together. The auction website proclaims that "eBay was founded in 1995 on the simple premise that people are basically good."
But what if people are not actually good? What if technology instead amplifies their worst impulses and makes them into people that are very bad indeed?