Value Added Resource Week In Review 12-14-25

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eBay's Chief Privacy Officer and VP AI and Data Responsibility, Anna Zeiter is departing after 11.5 years at the company, leaving open questions about who will be handling crucial responsible AI and other privacy initiatives going forward.

eBay Chief Privacy Officer, VP AI & Data Responsibility Anna Zeiter Departs

eBay’s Chief Privacy Officer & VP AI & Data Responsibility, Anna Zeiter departs after 11.5 years at the company.

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Meanwhile, eBay is encouraging buyers and sellers to "unwrap innovation" with AI this holiday season, while quietly updating website backend with new guidance placing guardrails and restrictions on how AI agents interact with the site.

eBay Encourages Buyers & Sellers To Use AI For The Holidays While Quietly Updating AI Agent Policy

eBay encourages buyers & sellers to “unwrap innovation” with AI this holiday season, quietly adds guardrails on how AI agents interact with site.

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eBay appears to be trying to quietly rewrite history of controversial changes which held some sellers' payouts until after delivery with new policy update reminder for Germany.

eBay Quietly Updates Policies, Retroactively Covering Controversial Payment Hold Changes

eBay Germany policy reminder spotlights company’s subtle attempt to revise history on controversial delayed payout until after delivery changes.

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AI search optimization company Azoma gets $4M funding boost from eBay Ventures and others, helping the company expand offerings enabling brands to make content more visible in AI overviews and chatbots like ChatGPT.

eBay Ventures Invests In AI Search Optimization Co Azoma

AI search optimization co Azoma gets $4M funding boost from eBay Ventures & others to help brands increase visibility in AI overviews & chatbots.

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Poshmark has made a stealth edit to their seller policy with new wording explicitly prohibiting cancellations, with sellers blindsided by enforcement actions restricting their accounts with no notice or warning about the new policy.

Poshmark Stealth Cancellation Policy Change Leads To Seller Restrictions Without Warning

Poshmark makes stealth edit to seller policy prohibiting cancellations; sellers blindsided by enforcement & restrictions with no notice or warning.

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The executive shakeups at Poshmark keep coming as SVP Community LyAnn Chhay leaves after almost 15 years at the company amidst massive changes to the platform.

Poshmark SVP Community LyAnn Chhay Exits As Platform Doubles Down On Controversial Changes

Exec shakeups at Poshmark continue as SVP Community LyAnn Chhay leaves after almost 15 years at the company amidst massive changes to platform.

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Poshmark is backtracking on recent removal of Bulk Sharing tool in response to significant seller pushback.

Poshmark Bulk Sharing Makes Comeback As Company Caves To Seller Pushback

Poshmark backtracks on recent removal of Bulk Sharing tool, but will it make a difference with feed & discovery changes still in place?

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