The Abusive Hosts Blocking List controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2005
Scoville et al. lawsuit
Richard Scoville, associated with The Free Speech Store, sued AHBL, The Summit Open Source Development Group, and related individuals in Texas. The complaint sought $3.525 million and was dismissed with prejudice for lack of jurisdiction on January 6, 2006.
Controversy over aggressive listing practices
AHBL faced criticism from other anti-spam practitioners over broad or aggressive listings, including the prolonged blocking of Telefónica España-related IP space, the listing of GoDaddy hosting services, and its Shoot On Sight policy.