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As Airbnb Grows, So Do Claims of Discrimination

• Shish2k 10y ago
  > In May, Gregory Selden, a black Airbnb user, turned to Twitter to share his experience of being turned down by a Philadelphia host. He posted that he then “made a fake profile as a white guy and was accepted immediately.” He has since filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, saying that it violated his civil rights. Having access to somebody else's private home is a civil right now? I get that the host is a terrible person, and if airbnb wants to write a rule saying "only non-discriminatory hosts can use our service" that'd be cool, but making discrimination on a personal level illegal seems pretty dangerous (Would somebody also get sued for swiping left on all black people on Tinder?)