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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by tedmiston on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:06PM (#12455485)
> At the end of the day, either airbnb lets hosts decide who stays or doesn't.

Why not both? That's essentially what Instant Book does — let Airbnb decide who stays instead of the host.

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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by weberc2 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @05:27PM (#12457505)
I think the concern remains that the algorithm may be optimized for someone's ideology and not the safety of the host and his property. Barring that, I'm sold.
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