> In the four years since it implemented an agreement to promote equitable treatment of its users, Airbnb claims that 1.4 million individuals have been barred from the platform because they declined to refuse bigotry. In an email to Gizmodo, a spokesperson confirmed that this is the number people who were asked to click “accept” on a simple non-discrimination agreement, instead clicked “reject,” and decided to forego the use of the platform.
> In 2016, Airbnb implemented a brief “community commitment” that all existing users would have to okay in order to continue making bookings or to set up a new account. It’s a pretty simple ask...
>> In the four years since it implemented an agreement to promote equitable treatment of its users, Airbnb claims that 1.4 million individuals have been barred from the platform because they declined to refuse bigotry. In an email to Gizmodo, a spokesperson confirmed that this is the number people who were asked to click “accept” on a simple non-discrimination agreement, instead clicked “reject,” and decided to forego the use of the platform.
>> In 2016, Airbnb implemented a brief “community commitment” that all existing users would have to okay in order to continue making bookings or to set up a new account. It’s a pretty simple ask...
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