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Did you read through the article? It seems they're reporting on something airbnb users, the company, and academic researchers have recognized as a problem and w
by Kinnard 10y ago
Did you read through the article? It seems they're reporting on something airbnb users, the company, and academic researchers have recognized as a problem and what's being done about it, including a few startups.
Not to mention the whole socially pertinent(Trump???) legacy of entrenched discrimination in the U.S.
- 101983801 10y agoLiberal tree-hugging anti-racist hippie here: I'm not sure if the original story is racism. If I (white) am staying in a Chinese apartment house that otherwise only has Chinese tenants then the likelihood that someone recognizes me as a non-tenant is 100%. Therefore, the likelihood that someone reports me as a stranger is far greater than if I were Chinese. In other words, I'd not be surprised if someone reported me (white) while staying in a (hypothetical) Chinese AirBnB. As far as "recognizing the problem" goes: You pretty much have to acknowledge a "problem" if something like this comes up or you'll be harassed on the Internet.