Airbnb is banning people associated with prohibited users as a safety precaution
Reading Time: 2 minutesAirbnb is banning people who are associated with prohibited users as a safety precaution, according to a new report from Motherboard. If a user is banned because they are associated with a person Airbnb deems a safety risk, the user can only return to the platform if they are able to prove they aren’t closely associated with the banned person or if the banned acquaintance successfully appeals their ban.
Motherboard reports that Airbnb recently informed a user that she was prohibited from the platform because she is closely associated with a person who was banned from Airbnb. The user had booked a rental on Airbnb using the credit of her boyfriend, who has a criminal record. After appealing the ban, she was informed that Airbnb was upholding the ban to safeguard its community.
The company has been completing background checks on its users since 2016, which has led to users getting banned from the platform for things like broken tail lights or unleashed dogs. Now that the company is issuing bans by association, it may be taking things a bit too far for users’ liking.
Airbnb has been prioritizing safety over the past few years in hopes of keeping both hosts and users safe. The company announced a global ban on all parties and events at its listing in 2020 after several people were killed at rentals arranged through its platform. Airbnb made the party ban permanent last year.
Also last year, Airbnb introduced ‘anti-party’ tech to identify potential rule-breakers by looking at factors like the users history of reviews, how long the user has been on the platform, length of the trip and distance to the listing. At the time of the launch, Airbnb said the tech is designed to prevent bookings that may turn into unauthorized parties.
Ref: techcrunch
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