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They could police it the same way bloggers are policing it: If Airbnb sees a suspicious rejection of a person of color, Airbnb themselves could try rebooking it
by abalone 10y ago
They could police it the same way bloggers are policing it: If Airbnb sees a suspicious rejection of a person of color, Airbnb themselves could try rebooking it under a fake white profile. If it gets accepted, ban the host.
They could even automate it with a bot.
- leppr 10y agoExcept the host could argue that they rejected the guest for some other trait than color ("looked untrustworthy", etc). It'd be better to rely on statistics: if a host systematically rejects some "protected class", THEN you can accuse them of unjust discrimination.
- abalone 10y agoYeah, when I say suspicious rejection I mean probably as part of a pattern. And maybe you're right, pattens alone might be enough to ban. But with a "test" like this Airbnb could take action sooner and more definitively. (Also it should be noted, "looked untrustworthy" can be code for racism.)