On October 20, 2017, the news outlet BuzzFeed published a story that alleges that in 2010, Scoble sexually harassed Michelle Greer, his Rackspace coworker, and Quinn Norton, a technology journalist, whose account was corroborated by multiple witnesses. Scoble apologized after the BuzzFeed article was published, saying that he has been working towards making amends ever since becoming sober two years ago. However, several women countered this claim, reporting that he made inappropriate advances during the time period he claimed to be sober. Days later, he deleted his apology, and proclaimed his innocence in a blog post that also announced his new company, LightPitch.