Airbnb allowing host to place cameras in the room where I would be sleeping
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#2It's still crazy to me that forced arbitration is a thing. It should not be possible to sign away legal rights like that.
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#3It's still crazy to me that forced arbitration is a thing. It should not be possible to sign away legal rights like that.
It is really a reflection of how broken the civil court process is in the US.
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#4Just go to a hotel. Airbnb isn’t cheaper and it’s no longer a unique experience either
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#5NYC will hopefully start banning short term rentals starting next month:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/08/25/new-yo...
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#6I think the worst part of this is that companies can (often times intentionally) do extremely scummy and even illegal stuff with the knowledge that if they're caught, the worst they'll have to do is pay back what they should have in the first place. AirBNB probably makes thousands off of refusing to refund in cases where they were supposed to. And the one time that they're forced to, they don't have to pay a fine or damages.
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#7I can see many issues with airbnb saying it's okay to have a camera pointing at bed but I'm trying to connect it with sex trafficking. From the keynote that she linked it's not clear. Obviously recording would be blackmail material but is the idea that airbnb owner would be a trafficker or conspire with traffickers against customer?
Note that the real issue is not lack of refund but deep implications of having cameras like that. Victims of blackmail would not be asking for refund...
Re: Airbnb allowing host to place cameras in the room where I would be sleeping
#8NYC will hopefully start banning short term rentals starting next month: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/08/25/new-yo...
Oh wow this is fantastic news for New Yorkers. I hope this gets picked up by more states & countries.
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#9Play with snakes get bitten.
I believe by this time people should be aware AirBnb is a deeply unethical company whose business is built around something that has massive social costs.
One the one hand I am glad to see it receiving negative attention.
On the other hand, I feel the people complaining are also getting what they deserve.
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#10Just go to a hotel. Airbnb isn’t cheaper and it’s no longer a unique experience either
Agreed. I gave up on AirBnb years ago and just got back into regular loyalty programs of regular hotels.