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Context: a huge amount of Belarusian resistance, journalism & political opposition is done by people who have fled. Here’s a journalist who will be impacted: ht
by cormacrelf 5y ago
Context: a huge amount of Belarusian resistance, journalism & political opposition is done by people who have fled. Here’s a journalist who will be impacted: https://twitter.com/hannaliubakova/status/1511285355026206723 https://twitter.com/hannaliubakova/status/151128535502620672.... This move is surely well-intentioned but goes too far and will make it harder for the opposition to conduct its business overseas.
An equivalent would be a hotel refusing service to a government in exile, because of what the occupying power is doing in the homeland. There is indeed a government in exile for Belarus. I call on anyone who works for AirBnB to raise this with corporate management.
- 0des 5y agoTo be fair airbnb seems to just randomly ban people anyway given by the frequency of that post type here.
- cormacrelf 5y agoUpdate: don’t know if this post is how we got through to AirBnB, but they got in touch with Hanna Liubakova and clarified that it will only apply to people inside Belarus and Russia. I call this a win, but please anyone doing stuff like this, unclear and inconsistent comms and help pages are an awful way for asylum seekers to find out if they can stay somewhere tonight. https://twitter.com/hannaliubakova/status/1511373026247462922 https://twitter.com/hannaliubakova/status/151137302624746292...