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They are selling their homes, not sharing them. I don't really understand how this is different from that gay wedding cake case AT ALL.
by return0 10y ago
They are selling their homes, not sharing them. I don't really understand how this is different from that gay wedding cake case AT ALL.
- herbst 10y agoI dont think we have the same understanding of the word "selling". And even if i am wrong, there is still a huge difference between private selling and commercial selling.
- return0 10y agoApparently the american law doesn't require nondiscrimination at what is listed in most airbnb listings as pointed out elsewhere [not the case elsewhere]. Ergo, airbnb cannot stop hosts from discriminating in most US listings. Therefore, they should have never claim that they are against discrimination. Otherwise, they would have to prove it with actions.
- chris11 10y agoI do see some difference. I might agree that there should be a difference between a person who owns a property primarily for their own use and rents on Airbnb and someone who owns a property primarily for renting on Airbnb. One is more commercial, and one is more personal. But Airbnb hosts seem to be taking advantage of legal grey areas. Airbnb is directly competing with the hotel industry, but they are claiming those industry regulations don't apply to them. I'm not saying that they are necessarily doing anything illegal or definitely acting unethically. But I do think that they are operating in some legal grey areas, so it's not overreaching to try to increase or change how regulations apply to them.