Airbnb hires former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to address host discrimination
 

Airbnb hires former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to address host discrimination
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Short-term rental company Airbnb has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in an effort to address allegations of racial bias on the platform. *

Holder will work with **ted civil rights attorney John Relman to help the company put in place an official anti-discrimination policy.*

In a blog post, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky addressed the controversy and Holder's new position.

"This is the greatest challenge we face as a company," Chesky wrote. "We will **t simply ‘address the issue’ by doing the least required for liability and PR purposes. I want us to be smart and in**vative and to create new tools to prevent discrimination and bias that can be shared across the industry.” Read more...


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