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Re:Airbnb Raises $555M in Funding by shostack on Thursday September 22, 2016 @06:13PM (#12560776)
Massive legal and lobbyist fees?
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Re:Airbnb Raises $555M in Funding by clydethefrog on Thursday September 22, 2016 @06:30PM (#12560874)
Yes, they also need the money to fund their lobbying and fake grassroots.

One campaign cost 8 million.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3059975/how-airbnb-turned-its-ho...

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Re:Airbnb Raises $555M in Funding by mangeletti on Thursday September 22, 2016 @07:03PM (#12561068)
> ... and fake grassroots

Indeed.

Btw, funny thing: fake grassroots is called "astroturfing".

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Re:Airbnb Raises $555M in Funding by friendlygrammar on Thursday September 22, 2016 @07:14PM (#12561117)
wow, I never actually thought about why it's called astroturfing
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