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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by ogreveins on Friday May 06, 2016 @01:42PM (#11645474)
This is a people to people problem. The _only_ reason it would seem somewhat technologically/hackernews related is because it's a web service that it's happening through. Even then that's a low bar to clear in present times.

How can you think it's pertinent?

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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by Kinnard on Friday May 06, 2016 @01:52PM (#11645524)
I think it's a problem that happens through/is facilitated by technology which makes me wonder if a solution could be facilitated by technology.

Furthermore, AirBnB is a tech darling, and a YC company.

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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by DanBC on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:05PM (#11645605)
Business owners have legal duties around discrimination. Does AirBnB have any duties in this case? In other countries?

AirBnB are going to put some information out about this. What should they say? What should they not say?

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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by shogun21 on Friday May 06, 2016 @01:59PM (#11645564)
When building platforms and systems, what are developers' and designers' responsibility to combat discrimination?
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