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09-08-2016, 07:55 PM
Airbnb introduces rules to fight discrimination among hosts
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Airbnb on Thursday took steps to fight one of the most pervasive problems with its platform: Discrimination of guests based on race, ***uality, religion or other identities.*
The company released a 32-page report (http://blog.airbnb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/REPORT_Airbnbs-Work-to-Fight-Discrimination-and-Build-Inclusion.pdf) Thursday outlining a new **ndiscrimination policy and ways it is trying to eliminate bias on its platform through tech**logy and policy.*
Airbnb has faced strong criticism over the ability of its hosts to discriminate against guests when choosing whether to accept a reservation. Airbnb users — some through the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AirbnbWhileBlack&src=tyah) — have said they have had reservations rejected or canceled based on race and other characteristics.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/08/airbnb-discrimination-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Airbnb on Thursday took steps to fight one of the most pervasive problems with its platform: Discrimination of guests based on race, ***uality, religion or other identities.*
The company released a 32-page report (http://blog.airbnb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/REPORT_Airbnbs-Work-to-Fight-Discrimination-and-Build-Inclusion.pdf) Thursday outlining a new **ndiscrimination policy and ways it is trying to eliminate bias on its platform through tech**logy and policy.*
Airbnb has faced strong criticism over the ability of its hosts to discriminate against guests when choosing whether to accept a reservation. Airbnb users — some through the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AirbnbWhileBlack&src=tyah) — have said they have had reservations rejected or canceled based on race and other characteristics.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/08/airbnb-discrimination-report/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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