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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it will use a new method to identify and block people trying to throw parties using its short-term rental service.
The company announced Tuesday that it has introduced technology that looks at a potential renter's history on Airbnb, how far they are from the home they want to rent, and whether it's a weekday or a weekend. cause.
According to Airbnb, the screening system it rolls out for listings in the United States and Canada has been tested in parts of Australia since last October and has seen a 35% reduction in unauthorized parties. did.
The San Francisco-based company said the technology is designed to prevent customer booking requests from reaching the relevant accommodation hosts. Airbnb says hosts are likely to be nearby, so people who can no longer rent an entire house may be able to book a single room.
Airbnb has come under pressure to crack down on his Halloween party outside San Francisco in 2019, after five people were killed in a shooting incident.
The following year, Airbnb announced a global party ban on its listings, prohibiting anyone under the age of 25 from renting an entire house near their home unless the site had a positive review record. Banned. The party ban was initially cast as a temporary health measure during the pandemic, but was made permanent in June.
