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This made a splash after conservative commentator Lauren Southern claimed her mom was banned without ever booking anything for her daughter. I'm not sure why So

by bko 4y ago

This made a splash after conservative commentator Lauren Southern claimed her mom was banned without ever booking anything for her daughter. I'm not sure why Southern was banned though but i doubt it was because she was trashing the homes of hosts. [Edit] Southern claims she was originally banned due to public affiliation with certain groups against Airbnb policies and community standards https://twitter.com/Lauren_Southern/status/1623103441844436992?t=PbGMEKe3EWz0vC42s6mYQQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/Lauren_Southern/status/16231034418444369...

hot_gril 4y ago
I'm more interested in why she got banned. That's pretty creepy.
- burkaman 4y ago
  Here's an archive of the page from the time she was banned: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606075214/airbnb.com/trust/standards https://web.archive.org/web/20190606075214/airbnb.com/trust/... I think it's objectively clear that she violated that policy, I don't think even she would deny that she engages in discriminatory behavior, bullying and harassment, and disturbing communities. It's not just about speech, she has for example been arrested in Italy for attempting to block migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, which directly put lives at risk.
  - hot_gril 4y ago
    Unless she was doing those things in an AirBNB to other people there, I still find it creepy. These rules have nothing to do with the service. You don't get banned from a regular hotel for any of these reasons.
    - burkaman 4y ago
      Yes you do https://skift.com/2018/09/27/hyatt-ceo-says-hotels-will-ban-hate-groups-we-need-to-draw-the-line/ https://skift.com/2018/09/27/hyatt-ceo-says-hotels-will-ban-...
      - hot_gril 4y ago
        Looks like he doesn't want Hyatt to host hate group conferences in their hotels, which are events with a lot of publicity where they're clearly using the facilities for promoting hatred. It's not like AirBNB blacklisting an individual from staying the night due to unrelated personal reputation.

by bko 4y ago

hot_gril 4y ago

I'm more interested in why she got banned. That's pretty creepy.

burkaman 4y ago
Here's an archive of the page from the time she was banned: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606075214/airbnb.com/trust/standards https://web.archive.org/web/20190606075214/airbnb.com/trust/... I think it's objectively clear that she violated that policy, I don't think even she would deny that she engages in discriminatory behavior, bullying and harassment, and disturbing communities. It's not just about speech, she has for example been arrested in Italy for attempting to block migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, which directly put lives at risk.
- hot_gril 4y ago
  Unless she was doing those things in an AirBNB to other people there, I still find it creepy. These rules have nothing to do with the service. You don't get banned from a regular hotel for any of these reasons.
  - burkaman 4y ago
    Yes you do https://skift.com/2018/09/27/hyatt-ceo-says-hotels-will-ban-hate-groups-we-need-to-draw-the-line/ https://skift.com/2018/09/27/hyatt-ceo-says-hotels-will-ban-...
    - hot_gril 4y ago
      Looks like he doesn't want Hyatt to host hate group conferences in their hotels, which are events with a lot of publicity where they're clearly using the facilities for promoting hatred. It's not like AirBNB blacklisting an individual from staying the night due to unrelated personal reputation.