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I tried to use AirBnb once, but apparently you can't book a reservation unless you upload your photo. The fuck? And then they wonder why their hosts discriminat
by Grue3 10y ago
I tried to use AirBnb once, but apparently you can't book a reservation unless you upload your photo. The fuck? And then they wonder why their hosts discriminate by race! I sure don't need to show my photo to a hotel to book a room.
- takingflac 10y agoIn the US you must provide a valid photo ID when checking in to validate your age.
- Grue3 10y agoIt's not about checking in. Obviously I had to provide an ID to every hotel I've checked in (though reportedly Richard Stallman manages to avoid that too). It's about not having to upload a profile photo to be able to use the damn app. It's the only app I've seen (including Facebook itself) that insists on doing that, and it makes zero damn sense.
- pc86 10y agoDo you have a source on racial discrimination by ABB hosts?
- esMazer 10y agothere have been a few instances however as far as I know airbnb have handled this instances by banning the Host for life
- amyjess 10y agohttp://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/04/10/airbnb-bans-host-for-alleged-discrimination-against-asian-guest/ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/04/10/airbnb-bans-host-f...
- pc86 10y agoThank you I had never heard this before (granted I don't follow AirBnB very closely at all). Seems like an appropriate response from AirBnB at least.
- esMazer 10y agoto be fair, you are not renting a hotel room, you are renting someones home or room (in most cases). I see it as a way to build trust. Is a complicated situation... if a host chooses to discriminate me from staying at their home because of my race/age/sexual orientation I wouldn't really want to stay there anyways. Is it right? absolutely not. Is it against Airbnbs rules? YES. Will they be banned if they are caught? you bet.