December 8, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb says it’s making strides in combating racism on the home-rental marketplace, pointing to the speedy uptake of a new feature that thwarts discrimination by rental hosts. More than 1 million listings — one out of three — are now available through “instant book,” which lets renters book places immediately without prior approval, an effort to keep hosts from discriminating on the basis of race, sexual orientation and other factors. Only one hotel chain has more rooms than Airbnb has instantly bookable listings, the San Francisco company told USA TODAY…
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/08/airbnb-racism-discrimination-progress-report/95152512/
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