Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after registration obligation

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Post by clydethefrog » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:07 AM UTC

Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after registration obligation
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Post by airza » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:17 AM UTC

It says advertisements in the article, but maybe a more clear term is 'listing'?

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Post by djbebs » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:18 AM UTC

Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.

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Post by difosfor » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:19 AM UTC

Good riddance

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Post by philliphaydon » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:20 AM UTC

djbebs wrote: post #3

Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.

After being screwed over by Airbnb, I welcome the meddling.

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Post by graftak » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:20 AM UTC

djbebs wrote: post #3

Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.

Shame that private companies ignore legislation and disrupts communities by doing so.

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Post by jikbd » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:20 AM UTC

difosfor wrote: post #4

Good riddance

Yeah… who are the owners of a flat to decide what to do with it, eh?

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Post by saddlerustle » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:22 AM UTC

If I were a western city, I would simply build enough housing for residents and visitors.

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Post by nikanj » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:22 AM UTC

So essentially 80% were not properly registered and paying taxes? I’m not that surprised, once a good double-digit number are cheating, cheating becomes the only viable way to remain competitive.

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Post by WJW » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 9:23 AM UTC

djbebs wrote: post #3

Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.

How does a democratically elected city council not "have business" regulating things like zoning? If they had wanted those houses to be operated as hotels, they would have been hotels. The citizens voted for a council that would impose regulation on AirBnb and they did. This is democracy working as intended.