I'm the absolute last person to think that tech can be trusted to regulate itself for anything. We've seen how companies like Amazon and eBay cater to their power sellers, how social media caters to its advertisers, &c. &c.

It would be delightful if AirBnB were to be the exception, but as Reagan(?) said, "Trust, but verify."

Who does the verifying if we remove local government from oversight?