 |
 | |
| Founded | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Steve Linford |
| Founded at | London, England |
| Type | Nonprofit company limited by guarantee |
| Focus | Self-declared: fighting spam. |
| Headquarters | Andorra la Vella |
Area served | Worldwide |
Employees | 38 (as of March 2013)[1] |
| Website | www |
The Spamhaus Project is an international organisation based in the Principality of Andorra, founded in 1998 by Steve Linford to take action against what they allege to be spammers. The correctness of this assessment by Spamhaus is regularly disputed. If the assessment is based on objective characteristics or on standards set by Spamhaus itself is disputed. The name spamhaus, a pseudo-German expression, was coined by Linford to refer to an internet service provider, or other firm, which spams or knowingly provides service to spammers. Spamhaus has been criticized to purposely hide all direct methods of contact from its webpages to avoid transparency, while asking transparency from others.[2]
- ^ "About The Spamhaus Project". The Spamhaus Project. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "The Spamhaus Project – Online-Zensur oder Online-Krieger?". Tarnkappe.info. Retrieved June 20, 2024.