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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by ric2b on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:32AM (#18920637)
So ebay doesn't have to prevent people from selling illegal guns? YouTube doesn't have to prevent people from illegally distributing copyrighted material?
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Re:Ahead of IPO, Airbnb achieves profitability for second ye... by jhall1468 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:42PM (#18922937)
Both of those exist because regulators forced them to. The suggestion here, apparently, is that Airbnb should just do it out of the kindness of their heart. If the government wants more oversight, regulate them.
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