I agree, Airbnb is a bad actor here, but by the same token so are the illegal landlords. I don't buy the framing that they are victims of Airbnb's willful attem

I agree, Airbnb is a bad actor here, but by the same token so are the illegal landlords. I don't buy the framing that they are victims of Airbnb's willful attempt to keep them in the dark. They have just as much reason as Airbnb to know the law, just like Airbnb they decided to go into business for the purpose of making money and are responsible for doing so in a lawful manner. The real victims here are the neighbors and in the case of subletters, the landlords. No one gets upset when the triggerman goes to jail, even if they also wish the Don would go too.